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. 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 2,350 people earned their degree in general intelligence, making the major the 269th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 883 general intelligence graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in general intelligence. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general intelligence.
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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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Northfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 134 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s intelligence students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercyhurst University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major list. Mercyhurst University is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 86 bachelors’s intelligence degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Intelligence at Mercyhurst University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #3 spot on the list. The Citadel is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s intelligence degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Intelligence at Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina University is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Coastal Carolina University General Intelligence Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Notre Dame College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major. Notre Dame College is a small school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 4 bachelors’s intelligence degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
American Public University System came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major ranking. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s intelligence degrees to 388 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full American Public University System General Intelligence Report
York College of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major ranking. Located in York, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s intelligence 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%.
Point Park University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major ranking. Point Park University is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 bachelors’s intelligence degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about General Intelligence at Point Park University
Excelsior University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s intelligence 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%.
Read more about General Intelligence at Excelsior University
With a ranking of #10, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Intelligence Major list. Indiana State University is a medium-sized school located in Terre Haute, Indiana that handed out 15 bachelors’s intelligence degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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