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2023 Most Popular Online History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online bachelor's degree 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 bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

About 49% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 51% are male.

Read full report on History at Arizona State University - Skysong

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 55% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great place for history students working on their online bachelor’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

Of the 109 students majoring in history at SHSU, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Full History at Sam Houston State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

Women make up 39% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at Stephen F Austin State University Report

Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

About 60% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full History at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Waxahachie.

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

Read full report on History at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Of the 3 students majoring in history at Ottawa University - Phoenix, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on History at Ottawa University - Phoenix

#8

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

Wayland Baptist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree history programs. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Plainview.

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Southwestern Adventist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Keene, Southwestern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Read full report on History at University of Phoenix - Arizona

Explore the most popular online history schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

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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 11 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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