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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 3,322 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,269 and $24,656 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,597 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 101 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 101 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Georgetown, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region. Austin College is a small school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 12 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Texas A&M Texarkana is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Howard Payne University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Howard Payne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brownwood, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
McMurry University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. McMurray University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
Sam Houston State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 109 students in 2020-2021.
Sul Ross State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Sul Ross is a public institution located in Alpine, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma Baptist University is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Killeen, Texas 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.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Angelo State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 31 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 169 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s 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%.
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Schreiner University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kerrville, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
East Texas Baptist University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 152 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #21, East Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. ECU is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Rogers State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. RSU is a public institution located in Claremore, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M International University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. St. Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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