by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’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 Great Lakes region, there were 11,231 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree individualized studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 33 masters’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central College landed the #2 spot on the list. North Central is a small school located in Naperville, Illinois that handed out 5 masters’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the #3 spot on the list. Flint, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s individualized studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. University of Illinois at Springfield is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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