2024 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Ranked #20 in popularity, history is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 178 bachelor's degrees in history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on history students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other history students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for history to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized history related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for history students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study History in Mississippi

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in history.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in History

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

45 Annual Graduates

$27,793 Median Starting Salary

$25,455 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat University of Southern Mississippi if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in history. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the history program report average early career earnings of $27,793.

More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Southern Mississippi

2

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

35 Annual Graduates

$24,390 Median Starting Salary

$21,469 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in history needs to take a look at Mississippi State University. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, history bachelor's recipients typically make about $24,390 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in history from Mississippi State University

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	797
Georgia	224	598
Tennessee	220	482
North Carolina	213	928
Virginia	213	1,211
South Carolina	195	384
Kentucky	187	326
Alabama	184	441
Louisiana	171	348
Arkansas	167	221
West Virginia	147	252

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History Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the History area of study, History has other similar majors worth exploring.

History Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General History	178

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.