by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Women’s Studies is the 259th most popular major in the country with 2,868 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 425 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree women’s studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi University for Women. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Columbus, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 7 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, 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 87%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Southeast Region. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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Florida Atlantic University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 0 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Louisville landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Louisville is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 5 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Emory University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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