2023 Schools Highly Focused on History and Language/Literature Major

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on History and Language/Literature Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 0 people earned their degree in history and language/literature, making the major the 393rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, history and language/literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on History and Language/Literature Major” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in history and language/literature. That schools that top this list have a program in history and language/literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Schools Highly Focused on History and Language/Literature Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for history and language/literature students.

Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for History and Language/Literature

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Averett University
Danville, Virginia

$45,340 Average Early-Career Earnings

$27,789 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on History and Language/Literature Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Averett University landed the #1 spot on the list. Averett University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Danville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Averett University History and Language/Literature Report

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Modesto Junior College
Modesto, California

$42,887 Average Early-Career Earnings

$7,546 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Modesto Junior College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on History and Language/Literature Major list. MJC is a public institution located in Modesto, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on History and Language/Literature at MJC

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.