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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Latin American Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 632 people earned their degree in Latin American studies, making the major the 560th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 76 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Latin American Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Latin American studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in Latin American studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Latin American Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Latin American Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Latin American Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s Latin American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Latin American Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Latin American Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 4 masters’s Latin American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Latin American Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 3 masters’s Latin American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Latin American Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Latin American Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s Latin American studies students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Latin American Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s Latin American studies degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Latin American Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 0 masters’s Latin American studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read full report on Latin American Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus
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