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

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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 Most Popular 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 101 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 139 students majoring in history at Texas A&M College Station, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

About 42% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 58% are male.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 114 students majoring in history at Texas State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Of the 113 students majoring in history at ASU - Tempe, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#7

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. 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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Sam Houston State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 103 students majoring in history at UH, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Of the 88 students majoring in history at UT Arlington, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#11

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 42% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 58% are male.

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With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 80 students majoring in history at UTSA, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#13

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in history at University of Oklahoma, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the rural area of San Antonio, Texas A&M San Antonio is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in history at Texas A&M San Antonio, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

Of the 51 students majoring in history at UT Rio Grande Valley, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
17 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
18 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
19 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
20 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX

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.

  • 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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