by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended History Major in New York for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 New York, there were 2,677 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,273 and $21,805 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 17 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $16,406 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended History Major in New York for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular history programs in the United States.
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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 “Most Well Attended History Major in New York for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new york associate degree history students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in New York for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 15 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended History Major in New York for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, and it awarded 2 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in New York for an Associate list. Selden, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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