by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Group Studies Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 29 people earned their degree in comparative group studies, making the major the 1186th most popular in the United States.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Group Studies Major” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in comparative group studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their comparative group studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Group Studies Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampshire College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Group Studies Major list. Hampshire College is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s comparative group studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Group Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Francisco State University is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Group Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #3 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s comparative group studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Comparative Group Studies at University at Buffalo
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Group Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s comparative group studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Monroe Community College Comparative Group Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Group Studies Major. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s comparative group studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Comparative Group Studies at University of Colorado Boulder
With a ranking of #6, St John’s University - New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Group Studies Major list. St John’s University - New York is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 0 ’s comparative group studies 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%.
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