2025 Best Other History Doctor's Degree Schools

Other History is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #336 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other History Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 doctor's degrees in other history during the <nil> academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other history students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other history students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other history related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Other 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 Other History Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Other History in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in other history.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Other History

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in other history has to check out University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in other history from University of Pennsylvania

2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in other history. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in other history from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Other History by Region

View the Best Other History Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other History

One of 8 majors within the History area of study, Other History has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General History	730
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	33
Public/Applied History	7
American History (United States)	1

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.