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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Individualized Studies is the 38th most popular major in the country with 37,634 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 997 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 230 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in individualized studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in individualized studies.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region”.

Top 20 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies in the New England Region

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Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Merrimack, New Hampshire

Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas More College of Liberal Arts landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Merrimack, New Hampshire, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Individualized Studies Report

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Sterling College
Craftsbury Common, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sterling College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Located in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Sterling

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Landmark College
Putney, Vermont

Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Landmark College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Putney, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Landmark College

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Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lesley University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region. Lesley University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

Full Lesley Individualized Studies Report

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Elms College
Chicopee, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elms College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region. Elms College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Elms College

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 93 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Individualized Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Salem State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Salem State

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Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont

Bennington College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Bennington College is located in Bennington, Vermont 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 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Bennington

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Westfield State University
Westfield, Massachusetts

Westfield State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Westfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Westfield State University

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Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island

Providence College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Providence College

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield University is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Fairfield U

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #12, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Rhode Island Individualized Studies Report

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Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire

Southern New Hampshire University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at SNHU

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Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Brookline, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Individualized Studies Report

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

Dartmouth College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 24 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 7 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 Dartmouth

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Pine Manor College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Pine Manor College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Pine Manor Individualized Studies Report

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Hampshire College
Amherst, Massachusetts

Hampshire College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.

Full Hampshire Individualized Studies Report

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Bates College
Lewiston, Maine

Bates College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Bates College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lewiston, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Bates College

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Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, Massachusetts

Eastern Nazarene College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Eastern Nazarene College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Quincy, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 ENC

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