by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 native american studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree american indian studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oglala Lakota College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Oglala Lakota College is located in Kyle, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s american indian studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Native American Studies at Oglala Lakota College
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on American Indian Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 3 masters’s american indian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
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