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2023 Most Well Attended Scandinavian Studies Major for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Scandinavian Studies Major for a Bachelor's

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In 2020-2021, 24 people earned their degree in Scandinavian studies, making the major the 1252nd most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 Scandinavian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Scandinavian Studies Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Scandinavian studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful Scandinavian studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Scandinavian Studies Major for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree scandinavian studies students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Scandinavian Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s Scandinavian studies degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Scandinavian Studies at UW Seattle

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Scandinavian Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s Scandinavian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Scandinavian Studies at UW - Madison

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Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gustavus Adolphus College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Scandinavian Studies Major for a Bachelor’s. Gustavus Adolphus College is a small school located in Saint Peter, Minnesota that handed out 2 bachelors’s Scandinavian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Gustavus Adolphus Scandinavian Studies Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Scandinavian Studies Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 2 bachelors’s Scandinavian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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 96%.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Scandinavian Studies Report

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North Park University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Park University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Scandinavian Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. North Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

Full North Park Scandinavian Studies Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Scandinavian Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Scandinavian studies students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Scandinavian Studies at Minnesota State Mankato

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Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington

Pacific Lutheran University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Scandinavian Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s Scandinavian studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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 Pacific Lutheran University Scandinavian Studies Report

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