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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in North Carolina” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Women’s Studies is the 259th most popular major in the country with 2,868 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across North Carolina, there were 72 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 north carolina women’s studies students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #1 spot on the list. Asheville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s women’s studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in North Carolina. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 24 ’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in North Carolina. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s women’s studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in North Carolina. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s women’s studies degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 6 ’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Duke University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in North Carolina list. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Salem College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major in North Carolina ranking. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s women’s studies degrees to 0 students 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%.
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