2023 Most Popular Colleges for Native American Studies in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 527 people earned their degree in Native American studies, making the major the 585th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 20 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Native American studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular Native American studies programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region american indian studies students.

Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for Native American Studies in the New England Region

1

Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

#6 overall quality in New England

$57,143 Average Early-Career Earnings

$15,241 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major in the New England Region list. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified ’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

Full Dartmouth Native American Studies Report

2

Hampshire College
Amherst, Massachusetts

$19,720 Average Early-Career Earnings

$26,500 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampshire College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended American Indian Studies Major in the New England Region list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s American Indian studies students in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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