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2023 Most Popular Online History Schools in the Southeast Region

21 Colleges
$29,226 Avg Salary
$23,965 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #31 in the country. In fact 32,731 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online History Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online history programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for history students. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

History majors at American Military University take out an average of $20,854 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent online programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

History majors at Liberty University take out an average of $29,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for history students pursuing an online degree. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

After completing their degree, history graduates from UCF carry an average student debtload of $22,945.

Full History at University of Central Florida Report

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for history students pursuing an online degree. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

History majors at UofM take out an average of $26,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full History at University of Memphis Report

#5

Troy University

Troy, AL

The excellent online programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southeast Region . TROY is a large public school located in the town of Troy.

While working on their degree, history majors at TROY accumulate an average of around $28,500 in student debt.

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#6

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

With a ranking of #6, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

The average amount in student loans that history majors at NKU take out is $27,500.

Full History at Northern Kentucky University Report

#7

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Nicholls State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online History Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.

After completing their degree, history graduates from Nicholls State University carry an average student debtload of $28,333.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. NSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

History majors at NSU take out an average of $30,072 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online History Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that history majors at ULM take out is $24,484.

Full History at University of Louisiana at Monroe Report

The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. UT Martin is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Martin.

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Explore the most popular online history colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 679
Virginia 1,500
North Carolina 1,063
Florida 887
Tennessee 555
Kentucky 366
South Carolina 423
Louisiana 426
Arkansas 246
Alabama 505
Mississippi 232
West Virginia 539

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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