2023 Most Well Attended Islamic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2020-2021, 50 people earned their degree in Islamic studies, making the major the 1116th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 6 Islamic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Islamic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in Islamic studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in Islamic studies.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended Islamic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Islamic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 3 Most Popular Colleges for Islamic Studies in the Great Lakes Region

1

American Islamic College
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Islamic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Islamic College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 ’s Islamic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Islamic Studies at American Islamic College

2

DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

$49,846 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,119 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Islamic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s Islamic studies students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Islamic Studies at DePaul University

3

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, Ohio

#15 overall quality in Great Lakes

$49,871 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,853 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Islamic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 0 ’s Islamic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Islamic Studies Report

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Notes and References

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

Footnotes

• *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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