by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Portuguese Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Portuguese is the 1010th most popular major in the country with 86 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 12 Portuguese graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in Portuguese. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in Portuguese.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region portuguese students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Military Academy. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. West Point, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Portuguese degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Portuguese degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Portuguese degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Portuguese degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #4 spot on the list. Queens, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Portuguese degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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