2023 Schools Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major in the New England Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 30 people earned their degree in islamic studies, making the major the 1116th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 7 islamic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in islamic studies. That schools that top this list have a program in islamic studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region islamic studies students.
Top 3 Most Focused Colleges for Islamic Studies in the New England Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Connecticut College landed the #1 spot on the list. Connecticut College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New London, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #2 spot on the list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s islamic studies degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Islamic Studies Major in the New England Region list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s islamic studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. 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.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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