2024 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

a doctor's degree in history is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #39 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 16 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 169 doctor's degrees in history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great History School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of history for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor'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 - How many other history students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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 doctor's 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 colleges for history students working on their doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study History in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in history.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in History

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in history has to check out University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in history from University of Pennsylvania

2

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

8 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in history needs to take a look at Princeton University. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in history from Princeton University

3

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

16 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in history needs to take a look at Georgetown University. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in history from Georgetown University

4

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

18 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in history needs to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in history from Columbia University in the City of New York

5

New York University
New York, NY

11 Annual Graduates

NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in history from New York University

6

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in history from Cornell University

7

George Washington University
Washington, DC

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in history from George Washington University

8

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

11 Annual Graduates

Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in history from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

9

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in history from University of Maryland - College Park

10

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in history from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	36
New York	174	65
Maryland	119	18
New Jersey	115	23
District of Columbia	81	25
Delaware	53	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to History

History is one of 0 different types of History programs to choose from.

History Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General History	159
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	9
Other History	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.