by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Far Western US region, there were 340 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a degree in individualized studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in individualized studies.
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The individualized studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount California University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and it awarded 87 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Marymount California University Individualized Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Linn-Benton Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. LBCC is located in Albany, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 69 ’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Individualized Studies at Linn-Benton Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Indian College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Northwest Indian College is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Individualized Studies at Northwest Indian College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified ’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 27 schools in the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #5 spot on the list. California State University - Dominguez Hills is a fairly large school located in Carson, California that handed out 18 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 California State University - Dominguez Hills Individualized Studies Report
Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Saint Mary’s College of California is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moraga, California. It awarded 12 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Saint Mary’s College of California
University of California - San Diego came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Azusa Pacific University College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Azusa Pacific’s University College is located in San Dimas, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Azusa Pacific University College Individualized Studies Report
Antioch University - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Culver City, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s individualized studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Antioch University - Los Angeles Individualized Studies Report
Sierra College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Rocklin, California, and it awarded 4 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Individualized Studies at University of California - Los Angeles
Warner Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s individualized studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Warner Pacific University
With a ranking of #13, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Alaska Southeast did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Alaska Southeast is a public institution located in Juneau, Alaska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s 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.
Sierra Nevada College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Incline Village, Nevada, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s individualized studies students 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, La Sierra University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. La Sierra University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Merritt College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Merritt College is a public institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pacific Bible College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific Bible College is a small school located in Medford, Oregon that handed out 0 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitzer College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Fresno Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Fresno Pacific is a small school located in Fresno, California that handed out 0 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Individualized Studies at Fresno Pacific University
Heritage University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Toppenish, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%. 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.
American Jewish University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 0 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #17, Lewis & Clark College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 0 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Individualized Studies at Lewis & Clark College
Glendale Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, California. It awarded 0 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Glendale Community College Individualized Studies Report
With a ranking of #17, Antioch University - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Antioch University - Santa Barbara is a small school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 0 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Antioch University - Santa Barbara
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSB is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 0 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNLV is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 2 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
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