by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) is the 1160th most popular major in the country with 580 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 regional studies (u.s., canadian, foreign) graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign Major” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in regional studies (u.s., canadian, foreign). That schools that top this list have a program in regional studies (u.s., canadian, foreign) in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign Major” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign Major”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign Major list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, 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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