by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in North Dakota for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 205,984 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Dakota, there were 194 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,867 and $28,505 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,776 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in North Dakota for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular social sciences programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The social sciences 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 “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in North Dakota for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in North Dakota for a Master’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in North Dakota for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 19 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in North Dakota for a Master’s list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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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