by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 37,634 people earned their degree in individualized studies, making the major the 38th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 997 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in individualized studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful individualized studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region individualized studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 577 diplomas to qualified ’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Southern New Hampshire University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Danvers, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s individualized studies degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
Full North Shore Community College Individualized Studies Report
Out of the 26 schools in the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 93 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Out of the 26 schools in the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lesley University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 87 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Landmark College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Landmark College is located in Putney, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
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.
Dartmouth College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 24 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Holyoke Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Holyoke, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s individualized studies degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Full Holyoke Community College Individualized Studies Report
With a ranking of #8, Thomas More College of Liberal Arts did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Merrimack, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s individualized studies degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Individualized Studies Report
Salem State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Salem State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Pine Manor College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Pine Manor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Elms College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #12, Sterling College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Sterling is a small school located in Craftsbury Common, Vermont that handed out 5 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Rhode Island came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 2 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Westfield State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Westfield State University is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 2 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Harvard University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #15, Fairfield University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 1 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Individualized Studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Bennington College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Bennington College is located in Bennington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Individualized Studies at Bennington College
Providence College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Eastern Nazarene College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Eastern Nazarene College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Quincy, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Individualized Studies at Eastern Nazarene College
Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Brookline, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Franklin Pierce University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Rindge, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Franklin Pierce University Individualized Studies Report
University of Hartford landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #20, Bates College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Located in Lewiston, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. 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.
Hampshire College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Hampshire College is a small school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 0 ’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Endicott College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Individualized Studies Major in the New England Region list. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s individualized studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Endicott College
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