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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 Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama” 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 Alabama, there were 505 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,764 and $26,211 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 8 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama list. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama. UAB is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 9 masters’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 The University of Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Troy University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama ranking. TROY is a public institution located in Troy, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
University of South Alabama came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama ranking. University of South Alabama is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Alabama State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Alabama ranking. Alabama State University is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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