If you're seeking a degree in folklore studies, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1138 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of folklore studies. Combined, these schools handed out 60 degrees in folklore studies to qualified students.
The folklore studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Folklore Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Folklore Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Folklore Studies Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Folklore Studies in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of folklore studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of California - Berkeley is a great decision for students interested in a degree in folklore studies. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 folklore studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
Indiana University - Bloomington is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in folklore studies. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. This university ranks 2nd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 20 folklore studies students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
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Any student who is interested in folklore studies has to check out University of Oregon. UO is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Eugene. This university ranks 1st out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 6 folklore studies students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The folklore studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Folklore Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Folklore Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
