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2023 Most Popular History Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

2 Colleges
$17,238 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,500 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 History Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for history students working on their associate degree. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 10 students majoring in history at Liberty University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Read full report on History at Liberty University

#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.

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Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 2 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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