2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for History in District of Columbia

History isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #19 in popularity out of 33 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of history. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 doctor's degrees in history during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great History School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in history matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for History in District of Columbia ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of history students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for history.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study History in District of Columbia

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

Most Well Attended Schools for History Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Georgetown University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in history. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 11 history individuals who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in history from Georgetown University

2

American University
Washington, DC

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at American University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in history. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 5 history students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in history from American University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in history needs to check out Catholic University of America. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

There were about 5 history individuals who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in history from Catholic University of America

4

George Washington University
Washington, DC

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in history needs to check out George Washington University. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 4 history students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in history from George Washington University

5

Howard University
Washington, DC

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 2 history individuals who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in history from Howard University

 

Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	30	69
Maryland	29	19
Pennsylvania	29	48
New Jersey	28	38
Delaware	19	1

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	27

Majors Similar to History

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Psychology	161
Social Sciences	81
Education	45
Communication & Journalism	12
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	8

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.