2025 Best History Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue an Associate Degree in history. It is ranked #30 out of 38 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of history. Combined, these schools handed out 107 associate degrees in history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to history students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of history students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for history to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized history related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for history students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank History Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best History Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study History in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in history.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in History

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat American Public University System if you want to pursue an associate degree in history. American Military University is a very large private for-profit university located in the fringe town of Charles Town.More information about a associate in history from American Public University System

2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Liberty University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in history. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg.More information about a associate in history from Liberty University

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	37	30
Georgia	34	21
Virginia	34	12
Kentucky	30	1
Tennessee	30	0
West Virginia	29	38

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	107

Most Popular Majors Related to History

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	115,509
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	1,391
Social Sciences	1,123
Communication & Journalism	255
Theology & Religious Vocations	246
Philosophy & Religious Studies	118
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	112
English Language & Literature	78
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	16

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.