by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 229 people earned their degree in public/applied history, making the major the 828th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 public/applied history graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public/applied history. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public/applied history program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The public/applied history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree public/applied history students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cairn University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major list. Langhorne, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public/applied history degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ursuline College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major. Located in Pepper Pike, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public/applied history students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #3 spot on the list. Flagler College - St Augustine is a small school located in Saint Augustine, Florida that handed out 6 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major list. Salem State University is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public/Applied History at Salem State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nazareth College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major. Located in Rochester, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public/applied history students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Anderson University Indiana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major ranking. Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, Indiana. It awarded 1 bachelors’s public/applied 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.
Read full report on Public/Applied History at Anderson University Indiana
St. Mary’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major list. St. Mary’s University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public/Applied History at St. Mary’s University
Morningside College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major ranking. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 1 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major ranking, coming in at #9. Southern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 1 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees 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%.
Read full report on Public/Applied History at Southern Adventist
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major ranking, coming in at #10. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 3 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Public/Applied History Report
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arkansas Tech University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major ranking. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Michigan University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Michigan University Public/Applied History Report
Messiah University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major list. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public/applied history degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Public/Applied History at Messiah University
Rhode Island College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major ranking, coming in at #14. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public/applied history degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public/Applied History at Rhode Island College
Saint Vincent College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major ranking. Located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public/applied history students 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%.
Tiffin University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major list. Located in Tiffin, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public/applied history students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public/Applied History at Tiffin University
Goshen College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major ranking. This small school is located in Goshen, Indiana, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Emory and Henry College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Emory, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public/applied history students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Public/Applied History at Emory and Henry College
With a ranking of #14, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major list. This small school is located in Berea, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Read full report on Public/Applied History at Baldwin Wallace University
York College of Pennsylvania came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major ranking. This small school is located in York, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Ouachita Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public/Applied History Major list. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public/applied history degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Ouachita Baptist University Public/Applied History Report
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