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 a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey” 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 Jersey, there were 741 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,162 and $25,084 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,237 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 11 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 Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the #1 spot on the list. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It awarded 13 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the #3 spot on the list. Rutgers University - Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 11 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Seton Hall University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #6. Seton Hall University is a medium-sized school located in South Orange, New Jersey that handed out 5 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #7. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey ranking. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Mahwah, New Jersey. It awarded 21 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #8. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Teaneck, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on History at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey ranking. Wayne, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full William Paterson University of New Jersey History Report
Montclair State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in New Jersey ranking. Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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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