by our College Data Analytics TeamHistory is offered at a wide range of schools. To top this list, a school graduates more history students than other colleges offering the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in history at each of the 18 schools in Mississippi that offer the program.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most history students in Mississippi.
No school graduates more history students than Mississippi State University this year. Set in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 49 history degrees in the most recent year. See more about history at Mississippi State University
University Of Southern Mississippi ranks #2 for history by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Hattiesburg, University Of Southern Mississippi is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 42 students earned a degree in history from this school. Get the full history details for University Of Southern Mississippi
University Of Mississippi Main Campus is one of the most popular history schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the town of University, University Of Mississippi Main Campus is a public university. This school awarded about 31 history degrees in the most recent year. See more about history at University Of Mississippi Main Campus
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #4 on our list of the most popular history schools. Set in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College graduated around 14 history students in the most recent data year. See more about history at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Jackson State University ranks #5 for history by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Jackson, Jackson State University is a public university. This school awarded about 8 history degrees in the most recent year. See more about history at Jackson State University
Tougaloo College ranked #6 on our list of the most popular history schools. Set in the city of Tougaloo, Tougaloo College is a private not-for-profit institution. Tougaloo College graduated around 8 history students in the most recent data year. See more about history at Tougaloo College
Mississippi College comes in at #7 for history this year. Set in the suburb of Clinton, Mississippi College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 7 students earned a degree in history from this school. Get the full history details for Mississippi College
Holmes Community College comes in at #8 for history this year. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public university. Holmes Community College graduated around 5 history students in the most recent data year. Get the full history details for Holmes Community College
William Carey University ranked #9 on our list of the most popular history schools. Set in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in history from this school. See more about history at William Carey University
Delta State University ranked #10 on our list of the most popular history schools. Delta State University is a public school located in the town of Cleveland. Delta State University graduated around 4 history students in the most recent data year. Get the full history details for Delta State University
East Mississippi Community College comes in at #11 for history this year. Located in the rural area of Scooba, East Mississippi Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in history from this school. Get the full history details for East Mississippi Community College
Itawamba Community College comes in at #12 for history this year. Set in the rural area of Fulton, Itawamba Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 4 history degrees in the most recent year. See more about history at Itawamba Community College
Mississippi University For Women placed #13 for history by yearly graduations. Mississippi University For Women is a public school located in the town of Columbus. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in history from this school. Read the full history report for Mississippi University For Women
Copiah Lincoln Community College placed #14 for history by yearly graduations. Set in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah Lincoln Community College is a public institution. Copiah Lincoln Community College graduated around 3 history students in the most recent data year. Get the full history details for Copiah Lincoln Community College
Millsaps College placed #15 for history by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Jackson, Millsaps College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 3 history degrees in the most recent year. See more about history at Millsaps College
Blue Mountain College landed the #16 spot among the most popular history schools. Blue Mountain College is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Blue Mountain. This school awarded about 2 history degrees in the most recent year. Read the full history report for Blue Mountain College
Alcorn State University ranked #17 on our list of the most popular history schools. Located in the rural area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in history from this school. Read the full history report for Alcorn State University
Belhaven University comes in at #18 for history this year. Located in the city of Jackson, Belhaven University is a private not-for-profit university. Belhaven University graduated around 1 history students in the most recent data year. See more about history at Belhaven University
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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