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 Tennessee” 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 Tennessee, there were 555 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,574 and $22,929 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 49 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Tennessee” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in history.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 Tennessee” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree history students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Tennessee. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 13 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Tennessee list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 13 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on History at Middle Tennessee State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Tennessee list. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Peay State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Tennessee. This medium-sized school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 5 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Tennessee. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 4 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Tennessee ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 4 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Carson - Newman University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on History Major in Tennessee ranking. Jefferson City, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s history degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
