2024 Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
78Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
5,575History Degrees Awarded
$31,081Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in history, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #30 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 78 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 5,575 degrees in history to qualified students.
The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. For our Best Overall History School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for History in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the history degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in history. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 102 history students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Those history students who get their degree from University of Pennsylvania earn $19,299 more than the average history graduate.
Any student pursuing a degree in history needs to take a look at Princeton University. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.
There were roughly 120 history students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from Princeton University earn $19,694 more than the standard history grad.
Every student pursuing a degree in history has to take a look at Georgetown University. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were about 71 history students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year. Those history students who get their degree from Georgetown University receive $15,610 more than the average history student.
Every student who is interested in history needs to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 177 history students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year. History degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York get an earnings boost of approximately $10,853 above the average income of history majors.
Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 156 history students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the history program at New York University get $14,909 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 91 history students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the history program at George Washington University make $11,087 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 66 history students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the history program make an average of $27,797 in their early career salary.
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 127 history students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, history degree recipients typically make around $27,234 at the beginning of their careers.
UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 95 history students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. History degree recipients from University of Maryland - College Park get an earnings boost of approximately $3,218 above the average earnings of history graduates.
Located in the large city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #77 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Barnard is a great college overall.
There were roughly 41 history students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent year we have data available. History degree recipients from Barnard College receive an earnings boost of about $2,969 above the average earnings of history graduates.
Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 94 history students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the history major at Rutgers University - New Brunswick get $5,067 above the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Here are some additional great schools for History students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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).
The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. For our Best Overall History School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
