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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General History is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 31,397 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Mississippi, there were 231 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,248 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Mississippi” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general history. That schools that top this list have a program in general history in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Mississippi” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi master’s degree general history students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 3 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Alcorn State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Alcorn State, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general history degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Mississippi list. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 5 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #5 spot on the list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general history degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #6, William Carey University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Mississippi list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general history degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Mississippi College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Mississippi list. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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