by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Washington” ranking.
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 Washington, there were 475 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,062 and $22,211 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,852 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 5 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree history students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 11 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Washington. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 6 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Washington list. Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Washington. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 2 masters’s history 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Washington. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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