If you're seeking a degree in folklore studies, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1138 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for folklore studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 degrees in folklore studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The folklore studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Folklore Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Folklore Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Folklore Studies Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Folklore Studies in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of folklore studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Indiana University - Bloomington is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in folklore studies. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 17 folklore studies students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in folklore studies has to check out University of Oregon. UO is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Eugene. This university ranks 2nd out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 6 folklore studies students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.
Utah State University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in folklore studies. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 10 folklore studies students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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