by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
American U.S. Studies is the 350th most popular major in the country with 1,419 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 60 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American U.S. studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in American U.S. studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree united states studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s United States studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s United States studies degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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 97%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 bachelors’s United States studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus American U.S. Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s United States studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s United States studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio American U.S. Studies Report
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s United States studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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