by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Montana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Area Studies is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,966 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Montana, there were 8 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in Montana” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in area studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in area studies.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Montana” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in Montana”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in Montana. UM is a fairly large school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 5 ’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Area Studies at The University of Montana
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 3 ’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 our data sources and methodologies