by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Colorado, there were 546 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,327 and $23,641 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,172 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree history students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado list. Located in Alamosa, Colorado, this small public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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