If you're seeking an Associate Degree in history, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #30 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of history. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,538 associate degrees in history during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on history students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other history students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt history students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized history related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for history students working on their associate degree.
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 Best History Associate Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study History in the United States
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for history students seeking a an associate degree.
American Public University System is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in history. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a associate in history from American Public University System
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).