2024 Best Demography & Population Studies Master's Degree Schools
7
Colleges in the United States
51
Master's Degrees
Demography & Population Studiesmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #262 out of the 343 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Demography & Population Studies Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51 master's degrees in demography & population studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Demography & Population Studies School for Your Master's Degree
The population studies master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to demography & population studies students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of demography & population studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for demography & population studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized demography & population studies related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for demography & population studies students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Demography & Population Studies Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Demography & Population Studies Master's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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