by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Native American Studies is the 585th most popular major in the country with 512 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 117 native american studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 native american studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in native american studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in native american studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree american indian studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haskell Indian Nations University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s american indian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Haskell Indian Nations University Native American Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is a small public school situated in New Town, North Dakota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s american indian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
Read more about Native American Studies at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the #3 spot on the list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school situated in Kyle, South Dakota. It awarded 10 bachelors’s american indian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Native American Studies at Oglala Lakota College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Morris. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Morris, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s american indian studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Native American Studies at University of Minnesota - Morris
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s american indian studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Native American Studies at Black Hills State University
Bemidji State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s american indian studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Native American Studies at Bemidji State University
With a ranking of #7, Augsburg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Augsburg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of South Dakota landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s american indian studies students 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%.
Read full report on Native American Studies at University of South Dakota
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s american indian studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
University of North Dakota ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s american indian studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Dakota Native American Studies Report
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s american indian studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Read full report on Native American Studies at Minnesota State Mankato
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s american indian studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Native American Studies at UMN Twin Cities
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s american indian 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%.
Read more about Native American Studies at South Dakota State
Sitting Bull College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Sitting Bull College is a small school located in Fort Yates, North Dakota that handed out 2 bachelors’s american indian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Native American Studies at Sitting Bull College
University of Mary ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Sinte Gleska University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Sinte Gleska University is a small school located in Mission, South Dakota that handed out 0 bachelors’s american indian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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