by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended History Major in Washington for a Master’s” 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 Washington, there were 475 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,062 and $22,211 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,852 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended History Major in Washington for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended History Major in Washington for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended History Major in Washington for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Washington for a Master’s list. EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in Washington for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Washington University is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in Washington for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 3 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Washington for a Master’s list. WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in Washington for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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