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 Gay/Lesbian Studies Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Gay/Lesbian Studies is the 1230th most popular major in the country with 85 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 gay/lesbian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in gay/lesbian studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their gay/lesbian studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The gay/lesbian studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampshire College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hampshire College is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s gay/lesbian studies degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mills College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major list. Oakland, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s gay/lesbian studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s gay/lesbian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s gay/lesbian studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hobart and William Smith Colleges. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major list. The Colleges is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Geneva, New York. It awarded 0 bachelors’s gay/lesbian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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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