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 Area Studies Major in Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 6,966 people earned their degree in area studies, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, area studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,127 and had an average of $20,927 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 130 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,946 and $17,256 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 103 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in area studies. That schools that top this list have a program in area studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Siena Heights University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan. Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kalamazoo College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s area studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adrian College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan list. Adrian College is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsdale College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Hillsdale, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 10 bachelors’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Hope College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan ranking. Holland, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s area studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #9, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan list. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 9 bachelors’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakland University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Calvin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #11. Calvin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Grand Valley State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan ranking. GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lake Superior State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan ranking. Lake Superior State University is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
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