by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Islamic Studies is the 1116th most popular major in the country with 50 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 Islamic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in Islamic studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their Islamic studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The islamic studies 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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree islamic studies students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, American Islamic College landed the #1 spot on the list. American Islamic College is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s Islamic studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont School of Theology landed the #2 spot on the list. Claremont School of Theology is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 7 masters’s Islamic 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia International University landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Islamic studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Full Columbia International University Islamic Studies Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 10 masters’s Islamic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, 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 88%.
University of California - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Islamic studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Emory University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Islamic studies degrees to 1 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #7, Georgetown University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major list. Georgetown University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 1 masters’s Islamic studies 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 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%.
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