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 “Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,242 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,611 and $25,811 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bucks County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Newtown, Pennsylvania that handed out 15 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Beaver County landed the #2 spot on the list. CCBC is located in Monaca, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
Read more about History at Community College of Beaver County
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Butler County Community College is a small public school situated in Butler, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Luzerne County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on History at Luzerne County Community College
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