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. 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 Wisconsin” ranking.
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 Wisconsin, there were 591 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,282 and $24,287 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,134 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Wisconsin”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Wisconsin list. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Wisconsin list. UW - Eau Claire is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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