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 has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,242 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,611 and $25,811 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 4 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in Pennsylvania” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucks County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and 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 Pennsylvania list. Monaca, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on History at Community College of Beaver County
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Butler County Community College is a public institution located in Butler, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Luzerne County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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