College Navigator - Researching Programs & Majors

One of the free college and university research tools that high school students and parents should check out is College Navigator: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. College Navigator breaks down college and university information into 14 different categories.

 I especially learned a lot by researching the PROGRAMS/MAJORS category breakdown per institution, where I was able to look up majors and review them by total number of degrees granted, most popular majors chosen, and degrees granted by level including BACHELOR, MASTER, DOCTORATE, and POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE. 

I was surprised at the number of degrees that I was not previously aware of, as well as degrees that were unique and specialized. If you are researching colleges and universities, I recommend using College Navigator in addition to researching institutional websites, connecting with an admission counselor from the office of admissions, and visiting your prospective institutions. College Navigator is search tool can that really help your college search!

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