by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in New York” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 New York, there were 2,677 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,273 and $21,805 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 17 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $16,406 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in New York” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in New York” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new york associate degree history students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. BMCC is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Saratoga Springs, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, 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 Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in New York. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
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