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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Native American Studies is the 585th most popular major in the country with 512 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 native american studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in native american studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their native american studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oglala Lakota College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school situated in Kyle, South Dakota. It awarded 5 masters’s american indian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Durant, Oklahoma, and it awarded 23 masters’s american indian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Native American Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’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%.
Full Montana State University Native American Studies Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s american indian studies degrees to 3 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Native American Studies at University of Kansas
With a ranking of #6, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 11 masters’s american indian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 4 masters’s american indian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on Native American Studies at University of California - Los Angeles
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 4 masters’s american indian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Native American Studies at University of Oklahoma
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 6 masters’s american indian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Native American Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major ranking, coming in at #11. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Native American Studies at University of Arizona
University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s american indian studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Native American Studies Report
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