by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the New England region, there were 3,039 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,757 and $23,624 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 57 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in history.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree history students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinsigamond Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate. Quinsigamond Community College is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. BHCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Cod Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Dean College landed the #5 spot on the list. Dean College is a small school located in Franklin, Massachusetts that handed out 4 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Manchester Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. MCC is a small school located in Manchester, Connecticut that handed out 3 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Mount Wachusett Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. MWCC is a public institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #6, Nashua Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Housatonic Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Housatonic Community College is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
Great Bay Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Great Bay Community College is a small school located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire that handed out 2 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Gateway Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Tunxis Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Tunxis Community College is a public institution located in Farmington, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Middlesex Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Middlesex Community College is a small school located in Middletown, Connecticut that handed out 1 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Three Rivers Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Three Rivers Community College is a public institution located in Norwich, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Norwalk Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Norwalk Community College is located in Norwalk, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.
Asnuntuck Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. ACC is a small school located in Enfield, Connecticut that handed out 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern Connecticut Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. NCCC is a small public school situated in Winsted, Connecticut. It awarded 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Quinebaug Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. Quinebaug Valley Community College is a small school located in Danielson, Connecticut that handed out 0 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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