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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 3,322 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,269 and $24,656 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 215 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 41 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Southwest 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 Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blinn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brenham, Texas, and it awarded 71 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Big Spring, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 17 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rose State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. RSC is a public institution located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
South Texas College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Del Mar College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Temple College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Temple, Texas, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Wharton County Junior College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wharton, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Houston Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Chandler, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Paris Junior College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Paris Junior College is a public institution located in Paris, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale Community College is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Paradise Valley Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
South Plains College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Arizona Western College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. AWC is a medium-sized school located in Yuma, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Palo Alto College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Palo Alto College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Arizona College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern Arizona College is a small public school situated in Thatcher, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Cochise College is a small public school situated in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about History at Cochise County Community College District
With a ranking of #21, Mohave Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Kingman, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Phoenix College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a small public school situated in Ruidoso, New Mexico. It awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
St Philip’s College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texarkana College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texarkana College is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Hill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Hillsboro, Texas 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.
GateWay Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. GateWay Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Clarendon College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Clarendon, Texas, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Alvin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Alvin Community College is a small public school situated in Alvin, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeast Lakeview College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northeast Lakeview College is a medium-sized public school situated in Universal City, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Rogers State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Claremore, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Avondale, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on History at Estrella Mountain Community College
Connors State College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. CSC is a small school located in Warner, Oklahoma that handed out 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
South Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on History at South Mountain Community College
Rio Salado College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Wesleyan University is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Northwest Vista College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Northwest Vista College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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