by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Native American Studies is the 585th most popular major in the country with 527 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 130 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 73 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in Native American studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in Native American studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree american indian studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haskell Indian Nations University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Haskell is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Haskell Indian Nations University Native American Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region. NHSC is a small school located in New Town, North Dakota that handed out 3 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the #3 spot on the list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school situated in Kyle, South Dakota. It awarded 12 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Native American Studies at Oglala Lakota College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Morris. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Morris, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Native American Studies at University of Minnesota - Morris
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Black Hills State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region. BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Native American Studies at Black Hills State University
Bemidji State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Bemidji State University Native American Studies Report
With a ranking of #7, Augsburg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.
University of South Dakota ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 4 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Duluth Native American Studies Report
University of North Dakota landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Native American Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Native American Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Native American Studies at South Dakota State University
Sitting Bull College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sitting Bull College is a small school located in Fort Yates, North Dakota that handed out 0 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Native American Studies at Sitting Bull College
University of Mary ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sinte Gleska University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mission, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Native American Studies at Sinte Gleska University
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