2025 Best History Associate Degree Schools

If you're seeking an Associate Degree in history, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #30 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of history. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,538 associate degrees in history during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on history students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other history students want to attend this school to pursue a associate 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt history students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized history related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for history students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 History Associate Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study History in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for history students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Schools for an Associate in History

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

American Public University System is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in history. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a associate in history from American Public University System

2

Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

68 Annual Graduates

Brigham Young University - Idaho is a good decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in history. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in history from Brigham Young University - Idaho

History by Region

View the Best History Associate 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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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	2,538

Majors Similar to History

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	383,873
Social Sciences	24,323
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	9,755
Communication & Journalism	7,975
English Language & Literature	3,404
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	2,819
Philosophy & Religious Studies	1,582
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	997
Theology & Religious Vocations	914

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.