by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,251 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,776 and $24,521 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on History at University of Colorado Boulder
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 2 doctorate’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 5 doctorate’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 101 doctorate’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on History at Brigham Young University - Provo
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