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2023 Most Popular Online History Schools in the Southeast Region

21 Colleges
$29,226 Avg Salary
$23,965 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 32,731 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online History Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online History Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for history students. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

History majors at American Military University take out an average of $20,854 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent online programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

History majors at Liberty University take out an average of $29,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online History Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

After completing their degree, history graduates from UCF carry an average student debtload of $22,945.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for history students pursuing an online degree. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

History majors at UofM take out an average of $26,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Troy University

Troy, AL

The excellent online programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southeast Region . TROY is a large public school located in the town of Troy.

While working on their degree, history majors at TROY accumulate an average of around $28,500 in student debt.

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#6

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

The average amount in student loans that history majors at NKU take out is $27,500.

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#7

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

With a ranking of #7, Nicholls State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.

After completing their degree, history graduates from Nicholls State University carry an average student debtload of $28,333.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. NSU is a large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

History majors at NSU take out an average of $30,072 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online History Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that history majors at ULM take out is $24,484.

Read full report on History at University of Louisiana at Monroe

University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online History Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, history majors at UA Little Rock accumulate an average of around $28,000 in student debt.

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,063
West Virginia 539
South Carolina 423
Florida 887
Virginia 1,500
Arkansas 246
Mississippi 232
Louisiana 426
Alabama 505
Kentucky 366
Georgia 679
Tennessee 555

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History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Majors Similar to History

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 21 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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