by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s” 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 Mississippi, there were 232 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,092 and $14,375 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,248 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in history.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Mississippi for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s list. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 3 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alcorn State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s. This small school is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Carey University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
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