by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Florida, there were 889 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,617 and $21,394 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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 history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida list. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 4 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s history students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 10 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Florida International University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida ranking. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 8 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Central Florida landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida ranking. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 1 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #10, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Florida list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 2 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 97%.
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