by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 31,397 people earned their degree in general history, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,158 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s” ranking looked at 367 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general history programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 218 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 367 schools in the Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #2 spot on the list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 148 masters’s general history degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 120 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s list. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 114 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Read more about General History at American Public University System
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general history degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full Arizona State University - Skysong General History Report
Yale University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 55 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 50 degrees to qualified masters’s general history students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s general history degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General History at Columbia University in the City of New York
Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s general history students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general history degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Sam Houston State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 34 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
Norwich University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Norwich University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, George Mason University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s general history degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking. UNK is a medium-sized public school situated in Kearney, Nebraska. It awarded 29 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General History at University of Nebraska at Kearney
With a ranking of #15, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s list. The Graduate Center is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Simmons University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 27 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general history degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
California State University - Fullerton landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking. California State University - Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. California State University - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s general history degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Massachusetts - Boston General History Report
With a ranking of #20, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s general history degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General History at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 21 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General History at University of Missouri - St Louis
With a ranking of #23, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s general history students in 2020-2021.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s list. SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s general history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Sacramento did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. California State University - Sacramento is a large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 18 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s list. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General History at The University of Texas at Arlington
Brown University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended General History Major for a Master’s list. Brown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 18 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Not only did these schools make the top 57 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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