2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public/Applied History (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Public/Applied History is the 815th most popular major in the country with 235 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 46 public/applied history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 public/applied history graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public/applied history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public/applied history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public/applied history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public/Applied History (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s public/applied history students in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Public/Applied History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$17,358 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s public/applied history students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree public/applied history students whose families make $30-$48k list, NKU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public/Applied History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NKU are $17,358.

Read full report on Public/Applied History at NKU

#3

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 4 masters’s public/applied history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Public/Applied History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UofSC Public/Applied History Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public/Applied History (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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