by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in South Carolina” ranking.
General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 129,869 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across South Carolina, there were 73 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 28 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,384 and $21,243 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in South Carolina” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in South Carolina”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Wesleyan University is located in Central, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Bob Jones University landed the #2 spot on the list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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