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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 405 people earned their degree in cultural studies and analysis, making the major the 300th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, cultural studies and analysis graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,036 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 cultural studies and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cultural studies and analysis. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in cultural studies and analysis.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree culture studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific Northwest College of Art. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moore College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s culture studies students 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.
Full Moore College of Art and Design Cultural Studies & Analysis Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of the Arts. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major. California Institute of the Arts is a small school located in Valencia, California that handed out 6 masters’s culture 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island School of Design. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 5 masters’s culture studies degrees 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UW Bothell is a public institution located in Bothell, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major ranking. CIIS is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s culture studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Cultural Studies & Analysis at California Institute of Integral Studies
Union University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major ranking, coming in at #7. Union is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 2 masters’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, 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.
Universidad del Turabo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major ranking. Universidad del Turabo is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Gurabo, . It awarded 2 masters’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Universidad del Turabo Cultural Studies & Analysis Report
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major ranking. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s culture studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Cultural Studies & Analysis at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
University of California - Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major ranking. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of California - Irvine Cultural Studies & Analysis Report
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major ranking, coming in at #11. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 4 masters’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Cultural Studies & Analysis Report
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major ranking, coming in at #12. Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis is a small school located in Brookline, Massachusetts that handed out 1 masters’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Cultural Studies & Analysis at Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc
Maryland Institute College of Art came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major ranking. Maryland Institute College of Art is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s culture studies degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 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%.
Read full report on Cultural Studies & Analysis at Maryland Institute College of Art
Northwestern University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major ranking. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on Cultural Studies & Analysis at Northwestern
Harvard University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major list. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
With a ranking of #12, Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major list. TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution located in Deerfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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