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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in North Carolina” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Entrepreneurship is the 158th most popular major in the country with 8,911 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across North Carolina, there were 255 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 24 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,318 and $17,791 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurship. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their entrepreneurship program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in North Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in North Carolina”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Pitt Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Winterville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in North Carolina. Asheville, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edgecombe Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in North Carolina list. Edgecombe Community College is a small public school situated in Tarboro, North Carolina. It awarded 0 associates’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Craven Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in North Carolina. This small school is located in New Bern, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 associates’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catawba Valley Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in North Carolina. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Forsyth Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in North Carolina ranking. Forsyth Tech is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 associates’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in North Carolina list. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
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Martin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #8. Williamston, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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