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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended History Major in Arkansas for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Arkansas, there were 248 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,102 and $25,398 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,270 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended History Major in Arkansas for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree history students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Arkansas for a Master’s. A-State is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 5 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Arkansas for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Arkansas for a Master’s. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Arkansas for a Master’s. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Arkansas for a Master’s. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Harding University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended History Major in Arkansas for a Master’s ranking. Harding University is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%.
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