2024 Best General History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Ranked #18 in popularity, general history is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general history. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 178 bachelor's degrees in general history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general history students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general history students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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 schools for general history students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General History in Mississippi

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general history.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in General History

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general history needs to look into University of Southern Mississippi. Southern Miss is a large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University of Southern Mississippi

2

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Mississippi State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general history. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the town of Mississippi State.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Mississippi State University

Best General History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	791
Tennessee	460	459
North Carolina	453	915
Georgia	453	576
Virginia	421	1,199
South Carolina	370	384
Kentucky	331	326
Alabama	320	441
Louisiana	306	348
Arkansas	294	218
West Virginia	223	219

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General History Related Rankings by Major

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.