by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,242 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,611 and $25,811 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. To top this list, a school must have a successful history program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania associate degree history students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Newtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Beaver County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. CCBC is a public institution located in Monaca, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Butler County Community College is located in Butler, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Luzerne County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. This small school is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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