History degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #23 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of history. Combined, these schools handed out 616 degrees in history to qualified students.
The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. We derive our Best Overall History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best History Schools in New Hampshire list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Dartmouth College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in history. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were approximately 40 history students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from Dartmouth College make $27,909 more than the typical history graduate.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in history. UNH is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Durham. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 47 history students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, history degree recipients usually earn about $28,663 in their early careers.
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.
Southern New Hampshire University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in history. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 450 history students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the history program at Southern New Hampshire University make $10,122 above the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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).