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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Mississippi, there were 232 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,092 and $14,375 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 178 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blue Mountain College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi. Located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Millsaps College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi. This small school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, 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 Tougaloo College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi. Located in Tougaloo, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #4 spot on the list. Mississippi College is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi University for Women. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi. Columbus, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Alcorn State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi list. Alcorn State is a small school located in Alcorn State, Mississippi that handed out 6 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s history 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.
Mississippi Valley State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi ranking. Mississippi Valley State University is a small school located in Itta Bena, Mississippi that handed out 2 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, William Carey University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #11. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Delta State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi ranking. Delta State University is a small public school situated in Cleveland, Mississippi. It awarded 3 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Jackson State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi ranking. Jackson State is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 3 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Belhaven University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Mississippi list. This small school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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