by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 3,322 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,269 and $24,656 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,597 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 101 colleges that offered 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region. USAO is a public institution located in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern is a small school located in Georgetown, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s history degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Sherman, Texas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M San Antonio is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 51 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Howard Payne University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Brownwood, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
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.
With a ranking of #8, McMurry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. McMurray University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
Sam Houston State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Sul Ross State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Sul Ross State University is a public institution located in Alpine, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Baptist University is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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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Angelo State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Angelo State University is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 169 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Schreiner University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kerrville, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Rice University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
East Texas Baptist University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
Texas State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 114 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 152 bachelors’s history degrees 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%.
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With a ranking of #21, East Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
Rogers State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. RSU is a small public school situated in Claremore, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M International University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region list. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. St. Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 31 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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