by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Individualized Studies is the 38th most popular major in the country with 36,716 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 893 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 118 individualized 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 Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in individualized studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in individualized studies.
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The individualized studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethlehem College & Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Bethlehem College & Seminary is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 4 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Bethlehem College & Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Graceland University - Lamoni. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Lamoni, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Individualized Studies at Graceland University - Lamoni
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Salina, Kansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Kansas Wesleyan University Individualized Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students 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%.
Cottey College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Cottey College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nevada, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Individualized Studies at Cottey College
With a ranking of #7, Augsburg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized 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 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hannibal - LaGrange University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hannibal, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 2 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Buena Vista University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Storm Lake, Iowa. It awarded 7 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Missouri Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students 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%.
Read more about Individualized Studies at Missouri Baptist University
Union College Nebraska ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Evangel University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Evangel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Evangel University
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 5 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s individualized 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Wartburg College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Waverly, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 0 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%.
Wichita State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bethany College Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Lindsborg, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Individualized Studies at Bethany College Kansas
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