History is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #30 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of history. Combined, these schools handed out 278 degrees in history to qualified students.
Your choice of history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in District of Columbia.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the history degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat Georgetown University if you want to pursue a degree in history. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 71 history students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from Georgetown University earn $16,658 more than the typical history graduate.
Any student who is interested in history needs to take a look at George Washington University. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were about 91 history students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year. History degree recipients from George Washington University get an earnings boost of approximately $5,709 over the average income of history graduates.
Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
Catholic University of America is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in history. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 4th out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 25 history students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat American University if you wish to pursue a degree in history. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were roughly 61 history students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available. History degree recipients from American University receive an earnings boost of around $13,958 over the typical earnings of history graduates.
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).
Your choice of history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
