2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$28,674
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 7,427 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,226 and $23,965 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,168 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 330 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their history program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree history students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sweet Briar College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region. Sweet Briar is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sweet Briar, Virginia. It awarded 7 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
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Out of the 330 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paine College landed the #2 spot on the list. Augusta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alice Lloyd College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Pippa Passes, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampden - Sydney College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’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%. 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Presbyterian College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region. PC is a small school located in Clinton, South Carolina that handed out 20 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
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Randolph College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Randolph College is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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Virginia Military Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lexington, Virginia, this small public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Emory and Henry College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Emory, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Sewanee - The University of the South came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Sewanee - The University of the South is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Centre College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Danville, Kentucky, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Young Harris College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. YHC is a small school located in Young Harris, Georgia that handed out 12 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Virginia’s College at Wise landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is a small public school situated in Wise, Virginia. It awarded 13 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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Davidson College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Davidson, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
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Birmingham Southern College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. Birmingham Southern College is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Hendrix College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Hendrix is a small school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 14 bachelors’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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Huntingdon College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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Roanoke College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Roanoke is located in Salem, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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University of Mary Washington came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read more about History at UMW
Belmont Abbey College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. BAC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belmont, North Carolina. It awarded 14 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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Salem College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
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Stillman College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Stillman College is a small school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 5 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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Warren Wilson College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. Warren Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It awarded 6 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Lane College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Lane College is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 5 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Washington and Lee University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Lexington, Virginia, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Christopher Newport University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southeast Region list. CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on History at CNU
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