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 South Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 South Carolina, there were 423 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,650 and $26,189 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,605 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 7 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Carolina”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Winthrop University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the #2 spot on the list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, 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 Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Carolina. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 4 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Converse College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Carolina. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Carolina list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 9 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about History at University of South Carolina - Columbia
With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Carolina list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Bob Jones University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
