by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,237 people earned their degree in project management, making the major the 250th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 865 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in project management. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in project management.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region”.
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 in the Plains States Region. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 268 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 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%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grantham University landed the #3 spot on the list. Grantham University is a private for-profit institution located in Lenexa, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 96 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 ’s project management degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 26 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bemidji State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bemidji State University is a small school located in Bemidji, Minnesota that handed out 23 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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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Walden University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 47 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Mary ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region list. UMary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s project management degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Saint Louis University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 9 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, 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.
The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Scholastica is a small school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 11 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
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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With a ranking of #12, Saint Paul College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul College is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s project management degrees to qualified students.
University of Sioux Falls did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of Sioux Falls is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 0 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Lindenwood University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Project Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 0 ’s project management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Project Management at Lindenwood University
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