2025 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

History isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #19 in popularity out of 38 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 146 bachelor's degrees in history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 bachelor's 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 much debt history students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 colleges for history students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank History Schools

The history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study History in Mississippi

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for history students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in History

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Mississippi State University is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in history. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Mississippi State University

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in history needs to take a look at University of Southern Mississippi. Southern Miss is a large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Southern Mississippi

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	34	928
Florida	34	797
Virginia	34	1,211
Alabama	33	441
Georgia	33	598
West Virginia	32	252
Tennessee	32	482
South Carolina	32	384
Kentucky	31	326
Louisiana	31	348
Arkansas	30	221

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	146

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Journalism	663
Social Sciences	501
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	421
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	225
English Language & Literature	180
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	76
Philosophy & Religious Studies	43
Theology & Religious Vocations	36
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	4

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.