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 “Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 816 people earned their degree in museum studies, making the major the 275th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, museum studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,570 and had an average of $20,531 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 57 museum studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in museum studies. That schools that top this list have a program in museum studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region museum studies students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University at New Orleans landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern University at New Orleans is a small public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 5 ’s museum studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern University at New Orleans Museum Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tusculum University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Tusculum University is located in Greeneville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s museum studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s museum studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s museum studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Southeast Region. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Randolph College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Museum Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s museum studies degrees to 0 students 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%. 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.
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