by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
History is the 23rd 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 the Far Western US region, there were 6,427 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,050 and $19,565 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,975 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 112 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. That schools that top this list have a program in history in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crafton Hills College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region. CHC is a medium-sized school located in Yucaipa, California that handed out 39 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 112 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Desert landed the #2 spot on the list. College of the Desert is a fairly large public school situated in Palm Desert, California. It awarded 35 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 112 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Siskiyous landed the #3 spot on the list. College of the Siskiyous is located in Weed, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 112 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Woodland Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region list. Woodland, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Porterville College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region list. Porterville College is a small school located in Porterville, California that handed out 15 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Yuba College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Yuba College is located in Marysville, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
College of the Redwoods ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region list. Eureka, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Copper Mountain Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Joshua Tree, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Cosumnes River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cosumnes River College is a fairly large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 19 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Clovis Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region list. Clovis Community College is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Modesto Junior College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. MJC is a fairly large public school situated in Modesto, California. It awarded 33 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Jacinto College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. MSJC is a fairly large public school situated in San Jacinto, California. It awarded 44 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Norco College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Norco, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Bakersfield College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Bakersfield College is a public institution located in Bakersfield, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Grossmont College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. El Cajon, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Antonio College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Walnut, California, and it awarded 55 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Imperial Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region list. Imperial Valley College is a public institution located in Imperial, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Sacramento City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 27 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, El Camino College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region list. El Camino College is a fairly large school located in Torrance, California that handed out 37 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego Mesa College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 19 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cabrillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Aptos, California. It awarded 22 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. San Diego City College is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Fullerton College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fullerton, California, and it awarded 49 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego Miramar College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
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