by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Conflict Resolution Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution is the 231st most popular major in the country with 1,175 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, peace studies and conflict resolution graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,590 and had an average of $21,045 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 143 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,553 and $24,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Conflict Resolution Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in peace studies and conflict resolution. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in peace studies and conflict resolution.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Conflict Resolution Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree conflict resolution students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Conflict Resolution Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #1 spot on the list. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s conflict resolution degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at UWM
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Conflict Resolution Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s conflict resolution degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Conflict Resolution Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 17 masters’s conflict resolution degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full University of Notre Dame Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Report
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