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2023 Most Popular Online History Associate Degree Schools

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In 2020-2021, 32,731 people earned a degree or certificate in history, making the major the #23 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online History Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Monica College the most popular online school in the United States for history students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in history at SMC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online History Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 84% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great place for history students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in history at CNM, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#4

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saddleback College is a great place for history students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in history at Saddleback College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#5

Merced College

Merced, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Merced College is a great place for history students working on their online associate degree. Located in the small city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 76% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their online associate degree. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

About 44% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#7

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online History Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in history at Tyler Junior College, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#7

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

Rio Hondo College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online History Associate Degree Schools list. RHCCD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Whittier.

Women make up 41% of the history majors at the school.

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#9

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

South Texas College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online History Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 69% are male.

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Bucks County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree history programs. Bucks County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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