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Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

History is the #23 most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for history majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SFASU is a large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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Texas A&M University - San Antonio landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the rural area of San Antonio, Texas A&M San Antonio is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 640
Texas 2,312
New Mexico 115
Oklahoma 242

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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