by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 2,261 people earned their degree in general intelligence, making the major the 269th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 865 general intelligence graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in general intelligence. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general intelligence program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #1 spot on the list. Norwich is a small school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 145 bachelors’s intelligence 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercyhurst University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major list. This small school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s intelligence degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major list. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s intelligence degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s intelligence degrees to qualified students.
Full Coastal Carolina University General Intelligence Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major list. NDC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
American Public University System ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major list. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 425 bachelors’s intelligence degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Intelligence at American Military University
York College of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major ranking, coming in at #7. York College of Pennsylvania is a small private not-for-profit school situated in York, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 bachelors’s intelligence degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full York College of Pennsylvania General Intelligence Report
With a ranking of #8, Point Park University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major list. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s intelligence degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Excelsior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s intelligence degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Indiana State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major ranking. Indiana State is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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