by our College Data Analytics Team
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General History is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 31,397 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 1,474 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 234 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Virginia” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general history. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general history program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Virginia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Virginia. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 148 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and it awarded 16 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 29 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s general history degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #5 spot on the list. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s general history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
James Madison University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #6. James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s general history degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #7. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Old Dominion University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General History Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 1 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
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