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 “Schools Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Gay/Lesbian Studies is the 1230th most popular major in the country with 83 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the New England region, there were 1 gay/lesbian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in gay/lesbian studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in gay/lesbian studies.
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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 Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampshire College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hampshire is a private not-for-profit institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Gay/Lesbian Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 ’s gay/lesbian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Gay/Lesbian Studies at Harvard University
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