by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Dakota” 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 South Dakota, there were 71 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,916 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,663 and $32,117 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Dakota” ranking, we looked at 8 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Dakota” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota bachelor’s degree history students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Black Hills State University is a public institution located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Dakota list. Northern State University is a small public school situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It awarded 5 bachelors’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 Augustana University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Dakota. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Sioux Falls. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Dakota list. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Dakota list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Dakota list. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #7, Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Dakota list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mitchell, South Dakota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Mount Marty University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Dakota ranking. Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit institution located in Yankton, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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