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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies in the Great Lakes Region

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1,228 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 37,634 people earned their degree in individualized studies, making the major the 38th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 11,231 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,228 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 43 colleges that offered a degree in individualized studies. That schools that top this list have a program in individualized studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies in the Great Lakes Region

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Antioch College
Yellow Springs, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antioch College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Yellow Springs, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Antioch College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Trumbull. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Kent State University at Trumbull is a small school located in Warren, Ohio that handed out 23 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Kent State University at Trumbull

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Kokomo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Kokomo is a small school located in Kokomo, Indiana that handed out 60 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Indiana University - Kokomo

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Indiana University - Southeast
New Albany, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Southeast. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in New Albany, Indiana, this small public school handed out 87 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Indiana University - Southeast

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Indiana University - South Bend is located in South Bend, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Indiana University - South Bend

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Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Western Illinois University is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 148 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Western Illinois University

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Indiana University - Northwest came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Northwest is a public institution located in Gary, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Indiana University - Northwest

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Indiana University - East
Richmond, Indiana

With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - East did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - East is a public institution located in Richmond, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full IU East Individualized Studies Report

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Antioch University - Midwest
Yellow Springs, Ohio

Antioch University - Midwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Yellow Springs, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Antioch University - Midwest

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Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a medium-sized school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 84 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Individualized Studies at PFW

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With a ranking of #11, Kent State University at Ashtabula did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashtabula, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Full Kent State University at Ashtabula Individualized Studies Report

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With a ranking of #12, Kent State University at Geauga did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Geauga is located in Burton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Kent State University at Geauga

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 260 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at IUPUI

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Kent State University at East Liverpool landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State University at East Liverpool is a small public school situated in East Liverpool, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Kent State University at East Liverpool Individualized Studies Report

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Kent State University at Tuscarawas
New Philadelphia, Ohio

Kent State University at Tuscarawas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in New Philadelphia, Ohio, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Kent State University at Tuscarawas

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Kent State University at Salem landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Salem, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Kent State University at Salem

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

Oakland University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Oakland

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Anderson University Indiana
Anderson, Indiana

Anderson University Indiana came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Anderson, Indiana, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Anderson University Indiana

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Kuyper College
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Kuyper College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Kuyper is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

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 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Kuyper College Individualized Studies Report

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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 86%.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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With a ranking of #21, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 147 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Individualized Studies Report

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Alverno College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Alverno College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Alverno College

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With a ranking of #23, Kent State University at Stark did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Stark is a public institution located in Canton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Kent State University at Stark

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Calumet College of Saint Joseph came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Calumet College of Saint Joseph is a private not-for-profit institution located in Whiting, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Individualized Studies at CCSJ

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With a ranking of #25, Indiana Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Indiana Tech

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