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 Population Studies Major in Georgia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 88 people earned their degree in demography and population studies, making the major the 345th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, demography and population studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
Across Georgia, there were 13 demography and population studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in demography and population studies. That schools that top this list have a program in demography and population studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The population 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 Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in Georgia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in Georgia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark Atlanta University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s population studies degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #2 spot on the list. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s population studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Demography & Population Studies at Emory University
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