2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Plains States Region
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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 Doctorate Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
American U.S. Studies is the 350th most popular major in the country with 1,321 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 71 american u.s. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 american u.s. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in american u.s. studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their american u.s. studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 4 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s united states studies students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s united states studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s united states studies degrees to qualified 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s united states studies students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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