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2023 Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

17 Colleges
$29,648 Avg Salary
$23,614 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 246 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #33 most popular major in Arkansas.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Arkansas to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

Check out the history bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Arkansas.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the most popular school in Arkansas for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 57% of the history majors at the school.

On average, history graduates from UARK take out $25,912 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 45% of the history majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Arkansas. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

Women make up 20% of the history majors at the school.

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#4

Hendrix College

Conway, AR

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Hendrix College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Arkansas. Hendrix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Conway.

About 50% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

Women make up 64% of the history majors at the school.

On average, history graduates from UA Little Rock take out $29,157 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the history majors at the school.

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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. UAFS is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Fort Smith.

Of the 11 students majoring in history at UAFS, 55% are male and 45% are female.

History majors at UAFS take out an average of $16,671 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full History at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Report

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.

Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.

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#8

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

Women make up 63% of the history majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, history majors at Henderson State University accumulate an average of around $22,827 in student debt.

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#10

Lyon College

Batesville, AR

Lyon College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Lyon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Batesville.

About 83% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full History at Lyon College Report

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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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