by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 31,397 people earned their degree in general history, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States.
Across Mississippi, there were 231 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 178 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in general history. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general history.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 45 bachelors’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general history degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Mississippi College is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s general history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Columbus, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general history students in 2020-2021.
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William Carey University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking. William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Alcorn State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Alcorn State, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general history degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Millsaps College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general history students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Blue Mountain College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking. Blue Mountain College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Delta State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Cleveland, Mississippi, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
Jackson State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general history students in 2020-2021.
Tougaloo College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tougaloo College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tougaloo, Mississippi. It awarded 3 bachelors’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General History at Mississippi Valley State University
Belhaven University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 1 bachelors’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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