by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across Wisconsin, there were 659 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,771 and $25,514 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 236 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,134 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general education programs in the United States.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s list. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 57 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at University of Wisconsin - Stout
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edgewood College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified masters’s education 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maranatha Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s list. Watertown, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s. This medium-sized school is located in Platteville, Wisconsin, and it awarded 33 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at University of Wisconsin - Platteville
With a ranking of #6, Mount Mary University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s list. Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
Carthage College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s list. Kenosha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Lakeland University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s ranking. Located in Plymouth, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
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