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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in Georgia for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 6,966 people earned their degree in area studies, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, area studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,127 and had an average of $20,927 in loans still to pay off.
Across Georgia, there were 110 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,258 and $21,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in Georgia for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in area studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in area studies.
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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 “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in Georgia for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree area studies students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in Georgia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Kennesaw State University is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in Georgia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in Georgia for a Master’s list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s area studies degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. 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%.
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