by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Native American Studies is the 585th most popular major in the country with 527 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 112 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in Native American studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful Native American studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree american indian studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Durant, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Native American Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 4 masters’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Native American Studies at University of Oklahoma
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 2 masters’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 1 masters’s American Indian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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