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 an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 744 people earned their degree in surveying technology/surveying, making the major the 602nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 146 surveying technology/surveying graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 44 surveying technology/surveying graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,599 and $15,584 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in surveying technology/surveying. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their surveying technology/surveying program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Michigan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern Michigan College is a small public school situated in Traverse City, Michigan. It awarded 1 associates’s surveying degrees in 2021-2022.
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 Ferris State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surveying degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Surveying Technology/Surveying at Ferris State University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 8 associates’s surveying degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Read more about Surveying Technology/Surveying at University of Akron Main Campus
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Vincennes, Indiana, and it awarded 10 associates’s surveying degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read more about Surveying Technology/Surveying at Vincennes University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. LCC is a public institution located in Lansing, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Full Lansing Community College Surveying Technology/Surveying Report
Columbus State Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Columbus State Community College is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 5 associates’s surveying degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Surveying Technology/Surveying at Columbus State
Gateway Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 associates’s surveying degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Gateway Technical College Surveying Technology/Surveying Report
Macomb Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large school located in Warren, Michigan that handed out 2 associates’s surveying degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Macomb Community College Surveying Technology/Surveying Report
With a ranking of #8, Waubonsee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s surveying students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Bay de Noc Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bay College is located in Escanaba, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s surveying degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Surveying Technology/Surveying at Bay de Noc Community College
North Central Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Petoskey, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surveying degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Surveying Technology/Surveying at North Central Michigan College
With a ranking of #8, Parkland College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surveying Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Parkland College is a medium-sized school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 1 associates’s surveying degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 Surveying Technology/Surveying at Parkland College
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