by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scandinavian Studies Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 27 people earned their degree in scandinavian studies, making the major the 1252nd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 scandinavian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scandinavian Studies Major” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in scandinavian studies. That schools that top this list have a program in scandinavian studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scandinavian Studies Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gustavus Adolphus College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scandinavian Studies Major list. This small school is located in Saint Peter, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s scandinavian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scandinavian Studies Major. North Park is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s scandinavian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Scandinavian Studies at North Park University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scandinavian Studies Major. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s scandinavian studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Scandinavian Studies Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scandinavian Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #4 spot on the list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s scandinavian studies degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scandinavian Studies Major. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s scandinavian studies degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scandinavian Studies Major ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s scandinavian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Scandinavian Studies at University of California - Los Angeles
Pacific Lutheran University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scandinavian Studies Major ranking. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s scandinavian studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 Scandinavian Studies at Pacific Lutheran University
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