by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended History Major in Oregon for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Oregon, there were 342 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,342 and $24,674 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,963 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended History Major in Oregon for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in history.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended History Major in Oregon for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree history students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in Oregon for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Oregon for a Master’s. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 3 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in Oregon for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #3 spot on the list. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Oregon for a Master’s list. Western Oregon University is located in Monmouth, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
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