by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Project Management Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Project Management is the 250th most popular major in the country with 4,237 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Project Management Major” ranking analyzed 98 colleges that offered a degree in project management. To top this list, a school must have a successful project management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Project Management Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Project Management Major. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 268 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Project Management Major. Located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 367 degrees to qualified ’s project management students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 148 degrees to qualified ’s project management students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Out of the 98 schools in the Most Well Attended Project Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #4 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 134 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Bellevue University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major ranking. Bellevue University is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 89 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major list. This large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 88 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Grantham University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major list. Grantham University is located in Lenexa, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 96 ’s project management degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #9, Columbia Basin College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major list. Columbia Basin College is a public institution located in Pasco, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 77 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Nevada landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major ranking. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s project management degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
Georgetown University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Project Management Major list. Georgetown University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 60 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Project Management Major ranking. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 ’s project management degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #13, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major list. Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marion, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 54 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Project Management Major ranking. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Central Michigan University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major ranking. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 67 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Florida Institute of Technology - Online did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major ranking, coming in at #16. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Liberty University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Project Management Major list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 56 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Amberton University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major list. Amberton is a small school located in Garland, Texas that handed out 41 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
Universidad del Este did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major ranking, coming in at #17. Universidad del Este is a private not-for-profit institution located in Carolina, . The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Kansas came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Project Management Major ranking. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 ’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
George Washington University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Project Management Major ranking. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 ’s project management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Brandeis University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major ranking. Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #23, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 40 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Aspen University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Project Management Major list. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 31 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #25, Charleston Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major list. Charleston Southern University is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 30 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
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