by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
History is the 30th most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,467 and had an average of $23,587 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,756 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,228 and $24,399 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 31 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. That schools that top this list have a program in history in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree history students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lansing Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Blue Ash, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College History Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is a medium-sized public school situated in Batavia, Ohio. It awarded 1 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Owens Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perrysburg, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on History at Owens State Community College
With a ranking of #6, Vincennes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school situated in Vincennes, Indiana. It awarded 2 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Henry Ford College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Lake Michigan College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Benton Harbor, Michigan, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #7, Lourdes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Sylvania, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Alpena Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Alpena Community College is located in Alpena, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
Macomb Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Macomb Community College is a fairly large school located in Warren, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Adrian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 4 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Rio Grande ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rio Grande, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s history degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Northwest State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwest State Community College is located in Archbold, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
Read more about History at Northwest State Community College
Wright State University - Lake Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Lake Campus is located in Celina, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on History at Wright State University - Lake Campus
Terra State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Terra State Community College is a small school located in Fremont, Ohio that handed out 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Xavier University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Xavier is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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