by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Women’s Studies is the 259th most popular major in the country with 2,868 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Wisconsin, there were 237 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in women’s studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in women’s studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Ashland, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s women’s studies students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s women’s studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Women’s Studies Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s women’s studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #5 spot on the list. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s women’s studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin ranking. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s women’s studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Women’s Studies Report
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Alverno College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin list. Alverno College is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Beloit College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Beloit, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Carthage College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s women’s studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marquette University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in Wisconsin ranking. Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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