by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 32,731 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 23rd 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 3,756 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,228 and $24,399 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 31 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in history. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in history.
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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 Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree history students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lansing Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region. Lansing Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 6 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Blue Ash College is a medium-sized school located in Blue Ash, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Batavia, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 18 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perrysburg, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Vincennes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Vincennes, Indiana, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Lourdes University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lourdes University is located in Sylvania, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Xavier University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Xavier is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 16 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Adrian College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Lake Michigan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. LMC is a small public school situated in Benton Harbor, Michigan. It awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Macomb Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Warren, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Alpena Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Alpena, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwest State Community College is a small public school situated in Archbold, Ohio. It awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Rio Grande did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Rio Grande is a small school located in Rio Grande, Ohio that handed out 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Terra State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Fremont, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Wright State University - Lake Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a small public school situated in Celina, Ohio. It awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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Henry Ford College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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