by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 4,887 people earned their degree in other education, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States. In , other education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $47,151 and had an average of $29,948 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,751 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major” ranking analyzed 110 colleges that offered a degree in other education. That schools that top this list have a program in other education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree other education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albany State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major. Albany State University is located in Albany, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 91 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roberts Wesleyan College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major list. Roberts Wesleyan is a small school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 52 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major list. Westminster New Wilmington is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puerto Rico - Humacao. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major list. University of Puerto Rico - Humacao is located in Humacao, Puerto Rico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sonoma State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major. Located in Rohnert Park, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 130 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Jackson State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
With a ranking of #7, California State University - Channel Islands did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major list. CSUCI is a public institution located in Camarillo, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Channel Islands Other Education Report
University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major ranking. UMN Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Education at University of Minnesota - Duluth
With a ranking of #9, Keystone College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major list. This small school is located in La Plume, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Eastern Oregon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major ranking, coming in at #10. Eastern Oregon University is a public institution located in La Grande, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Edgewood College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major ranking. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major list. This small school is located in Fayette, Missouri, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Other Education Report
Swarthmore College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major ranking. This small school is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Martin Luther College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major list. New Ulm, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major ranking, coming in at #16. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Montreat College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major ranking, coming in at #17. Montreat College is a small school located in Montreat, North Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mount Holyoke College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major ranking. Located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Shaw University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major list. Shaw University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
University at Albany did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major ranking, coming in at #20. UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 86 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Trinity College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major ranking, coming in at #21. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 11 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Lee University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major list. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Thomas More University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Read full report on Other Education at Thomas More University
Rockford University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major list. Rockford University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 7 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #25, Athens State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major list. This small school is located in Athens, Alabama, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Education at Athens State University
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