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. 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 Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 679 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,965 and $25,481 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 49 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 12 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 history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. Carrollton, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbus State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia. Located in Columbus, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia list. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 6 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Georgia State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia ranking. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 7 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #7. University of North Georgia is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia ranking. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Valdosta State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia list. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia ranking. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 3 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Georgia College & State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fort Valley State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia ranking. Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
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