by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 32,731 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,603 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,162 and $23,666 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their history program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucks County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Beaver County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Monaca, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. BC3 is a small school located in Butler, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on History at Borough of Manhattan Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union County College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
SUNY Empire State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Saratoga Springs, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 2 students 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%.
Luzerne County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Suffolk County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Selden, New York, and it awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on History at Suffolk County Community College
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