FOSTER CITY, Calif.,
Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Schools.com, a definitive source for education information,
today released its ranking of the 20 best college towns in the
country. To be ranked, each city had to have a population under
150,000 people, have affordable rent and display a
learning-friendly environment and culture that could draw and
maintain a college-aged crowd.
Since where a school is located can impact the success of a
student's college experience, Schools.com experts carefully
considered its ranking procedure. It turns out that the Midwest has
a clear advantage over other geographical regions. Out of the 20
towns selected for the list, 12 of them lie in the Midwest, with
four alone being located in Eastern
Wisconsin.
"We were careful to evaluate college towns using a variety of
diverse and relevant factors," explains Corrine Evanoff, site editor for Schools.com.
"One thing that stood out in our research is that low crime
statistics and unemployment rates can lift a town and foster a
positive learning environment. Our research also factored in a
short commute time, should potential students end up settling in
their college town for a time, post-graduation."
The top 10 ranked college towns are:
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin –
population: 66,668
- Fargo, North Dakota –
population: 123,590
- Portland, Maine – population:
66,878
- Bloomington, Illinois –
population: 77,941
- Eau Claire, Wisconsin –
population: 69,835
- Waukesha, Wisconsin –
population: 72,483
- Rochester, Minnesota –
population: 115,733
- Greenville, South Carolina –
population: 68,223
- Conway, Arkansas – population:
65,790
- Cambridge, Massachusetts –
population: 113,631
To rank the top college towns, Schools.com's experts used the
most recent, publicly available government data and analyzed the
information using factors like cost of living, commute options,
student population, and crime and unemployment rates.
The full analysis, a description of the ranking's methodology,
and the complete list of the 20 selected college towns can be found
here: https://www.schools.com/research/best-college-towns.
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info and more that they can use to find the right degree program
for their educational goals and career plans. Using rankings that
analyze community colleges, four-year schools, and other kinds of
programs, students can use Schools.com to enroll in on-campus or
online schools and find the best colleges in the U.S.
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