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2025 Best History Schools in New Hampshire

3 Colleges in New Hampshire
616 History Degrees Awarded
$33,218 Avg Early-Career Salary
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.

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Choosing a Great History School

Best History Schools in New Hampshire 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.

Pick Your History Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in History
Master's Degrees in History
Doctor's Degrees in History

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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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for History in New Hampshire

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.

Top New Hampshire Schools in History

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 History Degrees Awarded
$61,127 Median Starting Salary

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.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 History Degrees Awarded
4.3% Growth in Graduates

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.

More information about a degree in history from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in History Program Name

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.

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Related Programs

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
450 History Degrees Awarded
$43,340 Median Starting Salary

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.

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Best History Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Maine 37 148
Rhode Island 37 234
Massachusetts 37 1,278
Connecticut 35 512
Vermont 34 190

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History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 616

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