2024 Best General History Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

General History is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #40 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for general history students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 4 doctor's degrees in general history to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general history students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general history students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general history related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general history students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General History Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General History Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General History in Mississippi

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general history.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Doctorate in General History

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general history needs to check out Mississippi State University. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general history from Mississippi State University

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general history has to take a look at University of Southern Mississippi. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in general history from University of Southern Mississippi

Best General History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General History Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	18
North Carolina	190	22
Georgia	190	7
Virginia	182	19
Tennessee	150	15
Louisiana	146	10
Alabama	139	9
South Carolina	135	4
Kentucky	119	5
Arkansas	74	7
West Virginia	61	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to General History

One of 8 majors within the History area of study, General History has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.