by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Alabama, there were 505 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,764 and $26,211 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama” ranking analyzed 9 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 colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree history students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama list. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. Florence, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on History at University of Alabama at Birmingham
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 13 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #6, Troy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama list. Troy University is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 4 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
University of South Alabama came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama ranking. University of South Alabama is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
Alabama State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
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