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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 analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

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

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized 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 medium-sized student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools 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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