by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Mississippi, there were 232 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,092 and $14,375 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,248 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Mississippi for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s list. Ole Miss is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 5 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 5 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on History at University of Southern Mississippi
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jackson State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s. Jackson State University is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Carey University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s list. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, 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 Alcorn State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Mississippi for a Master’s list. Alcorn State University is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
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