by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major” ranking.
Learning Sciences is the 337th most popular major in the country with 1,541 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 169 learning sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in learning sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their learning sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The learning sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree learning sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilson College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major list. Wilson is located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s learning sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major. Morningside College is a small school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 3 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 22 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s learning sciences degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major list. University of Maryland Global Campus is located in Adelphi, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 masters’s learning sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Learning Sciences at University of Maryland Global Campus
With a ranking of #6, National Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major list. NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s learning sciences degrees to qualified students.
University of Southern California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major ranking. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s learning sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Western Governors University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #8. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s learning sciences degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 11 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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American University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major list. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s learning sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s learning sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 2 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Pepperdine University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major list. Pepperdine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Malibu, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, University of Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s learning sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #15. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 0 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Wilmington University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major list. This fairly large school is located in New Castle, Delaware, and it awarded 0 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major list. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s learning sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Union University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major ranking. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s learning sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
William Carey University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Learning Sciences Major ranking. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s learning sciences students in 2020-2021.
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