by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Utah” ranking - to help you make that 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 Utah, there were 344 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,664 and $22,944 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,613 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Utah” ranking looked at 3 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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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 Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Utah” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Utah”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #1 spot on the list. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, 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 University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Utah list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 9 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 101 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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