by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana” ranking.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Indiana, there were 12,436 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,983 and $25,518 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 377 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,508 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in education.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana doctor’s degree education students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland City University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oakland City University is located in Oakland City, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American College of Education. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 181 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana list. This medium-sized school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 30 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 68 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #6. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #7. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Southern Indiana ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana list. USI is a medium-sized school located in Evansville, Indiana that handed out 140 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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