by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 59 cultural studies and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,036 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 cultural studies and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in cultural studies and analysis. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their cultural studies and analysis program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Northwest College of Art landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s culture studies students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of the Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. California Institute of the Arts is located in Valencia, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s culture studies degrees to qualified students.
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. 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bothell, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s culture studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Integral Studies. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. California Institute of Integral Studies is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 3 masters’s culture studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Culture Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
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