by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Science Tech Major for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Science Technologies/Technicians is the 349th most popular major in the country with 60 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general science technologies/technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $60,154 and had an average of $13,084 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 general science technologies/technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Science Tech Major for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general science technologies/technicians. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general science technologies/technicians programs in the United States.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Science Tech Major for a Master’s” 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 master’s degree science tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay Path University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Science Tech Major for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 masters’s science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Science Technologies/Technicians at Bay Path
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Science Tech Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is located in Utica, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s science tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read full report on General Science Technologies/Technicians at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
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