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 Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 7,427 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,226 and $23,965 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 102 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 16 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Georgia State College landed the #1 spot on the list. East Georgia State College is located in Swainsboro, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrew College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. Cuthbert, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s history degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is located in Wesson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Military College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Holmes Community College is a public institution located in Goodman, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Itawamba Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
East Mississippi Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking. East Mississippi Community College is a small public school situated in Scooba, Mississippi. It awarded 3 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 10 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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American Public University System did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. American Public University System is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Thomas More University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Regent University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 2 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Liberty University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s history degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Mississippi Delta Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Moorhead, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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Johnson University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Coahoma Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. Coahoma Community College is a public institution located in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kentucky Christian University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Grayson, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s history degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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