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 Plains States Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 2,868 people earned their degree in women’s studies, making the major the 259th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 198 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in women’s studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their women’s studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree women’s studies students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 4 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, 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%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s women’s studies 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in the Plains States Region. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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%.
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