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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Georgia” ranking - to help you make that 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 Georgia, there were 679 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,965 and $25,481 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 49 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 12 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 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 Georgia”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree history students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 11 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia list. CAU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia list. CSU is a public institution located in Columbus, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia list. GaSou is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 7 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #5 spot on the list. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #6, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia list. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 7 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #8. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Valdosta State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia list. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia list. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 97%.
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Georgia College & State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 22 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fort Valley State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Georgia ranking. Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
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