by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Population Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Demography & Population Studies is the 345th most popular major in the country with 63 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , demography & population studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4 demography & population studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in demography & population studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their demography & population studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The population 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 Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region population studies students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark Atlanta University landed the #1 spot on the list. CAU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, 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 Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s population studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Demography & Population Studies at Florida State University
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #3 spot on the list. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s population studies degrees to qualified students.
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 0.4% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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