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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 408 people earned their degree in strategic intelligence, making the major the 972nd most popular in the United States.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in strategic intelligence. That schools that top this list have a program in strategic intelligence in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The strategic intelligence 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 “Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Patrick Henry College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major list. Purcellville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s strategic intelligence degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major list. Located in Monterey, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified ’s strategic intelligence students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Strategic Intelligence at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major that were part of this year’s ranking, National American University - Rapid City landed the #3 spot on the list. National American University - Rapid City is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 ’s strategic intelligence degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full National American University - Rapid City Strategic Intelligence Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major list. Madison, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s strategic intelligence degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
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 more about Strategic Intelligence at Dakota State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Strategic Intelligence at Missouri State University - Springfield
Newman University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s strategic intelligence degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Louis University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major ranking. SLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
Fayetteville State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major list. Fayetteville State University is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major ranking, coming in at #8. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s strategic intelligence degrees to 196 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s strategic intelligence students in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Strategic Intelligence at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Excelsior University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Strategic Intelligence Major ranking. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s strategic intelligence degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Strategic Intelligence at Excelsior University
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