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. 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 Montana for a Bachelor’s” 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 Montana, there were 93 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,905 and $24,624 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,324 and $24,992 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended History Major in Montana for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended History Major in Montana for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for montana bachelor’s degree history students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Montana for a Bachelor’s list. UM is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in Montana for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #2 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carroll College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Montana for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Helena, Montana, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rocky Mountain College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Montana for a Bachelor’s. Located in Billings, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana - Western. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Montana for a Bachelor’s list. Montana Western is a small school located in Dillon, Montana that handed out 4 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Montana State University - Billings did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Montana for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Billings, Montana, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Providence did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Montana for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Great Falls, Montana, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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