2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for History in Georgia

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in history sits in the middle of the road, ranking #19 out of 33 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for History in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 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

The history doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for History in Georgia ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for history, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank History Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for history.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study History in Georgia

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for history students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for History Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgia State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in history. Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Atlanta. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in Georgia.

There were about 8 history individuals who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in history from Georgia State University

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Georgia is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in history. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in Georgia.

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

More information about a doctorate in history from University of Georgia

2

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Emory University is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in history. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in Georgia.

There were roughly 4 history students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in history from Emory University

4

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in history. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in Georgia.

There were about 2 history students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in history from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

 

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	28
Virginia	29	24
South Carolina	27	8
North Carolina	26	25
Kentucky	26	0
Tennessee	25	28
Louisiana	25	4
Mississippi	24	11
Alabama	24	9
Arkansas	23	7
West Virginia	20	5

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	18

Most Popular Majors Related to History

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	332
Psychology	122
Social Sciences	65
Communication & Journalism	19
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	12
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	5

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.