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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 50 people earned their degree in Islamic studies, making the major the 1116th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 6 Islamic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in Islamic studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in Islamic studies.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region islamic studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 ’s Islamic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 1 ’s Islamic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. 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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