by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 527 people earned their degree in other history, making the major the 575th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 65 other history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 other history graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in other history. That schools that top this list have a program in other history in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Military Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. West Point is a small public school situated in West Point, New York. It awarded 18 bachelors’s other history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s other history degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Saint Mary College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Newburgh, New York, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s other history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 bachelors’s other history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other history students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 0 bachelors’s other history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Coppin State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Coppin is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Manhattanville College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Manhattanville College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’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 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Delaware State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other history degrees in 2020-2021.
Drexel University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other history students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Lebanon Valley College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lebanon Valley College is a small school located in Annville, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 bachelors’s other history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Swarthmore College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Swarthmore College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other history degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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