by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Plains States region, there were 1,033 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 141 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in individualized studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular individualized studies programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Missouri Individualized Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augsburg University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Augsburg is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 12 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Graceland University - Lamoni. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Lamoni, Iowa, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Graceland University - Lamoni
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Individualized Studies at University of St Thomas Minnesota
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethlehem College & Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Individualized Studies at Bethlehem College & Seminary
Crown College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Crown is a small school located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota that handed out 6 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Missouri Baptist University is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 5 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Missouri Baptist University
Buena Vista University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Storm Lake, Iowa. It awarded 4 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Kansas Wesleyan University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kansas Wesleyan University is a small school located in Salina, Kansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Kansas Wesleyan University
Hannibal - LaGrange University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. HLGU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hannibal, Missouri. It awarded 2 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 more about Individualized Studies at Hannibal - LaGrange University
Evangel University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Evangel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Union College Nebraska landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Union College is a small school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 1 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Cottey College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Nevada, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Cottey College
With a ranking of #14, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Wichita State University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Wichita State University
University of North Dakota landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bethany College Kansas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lindsborg, Kansas 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.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Bethany College Kansas
With a ranking of #14, Wartburg College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Wartburg College is located in Waverly, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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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