2025 Best History Schools in Vermont

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in history. It is ranked #23 out of 38 major degree programs 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 Vermont to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of history. Combined, these schools handed out 209 degrees in history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall History Schools List

History Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best History Schools in Vermont ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for History in Vermont

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the history degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Vermont Schools in History

1

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 History Degrees Awarded

$28,254 Median Starting Salary

University of Vermont is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in history. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career earnings of $28,254.

More information about a degree in history from University of Vermont

2

Norwich University
Northfield, VT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

114 History Degrees Awarded

30.7% Growth in Graduates

Norwich University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in history. Located in the rural area of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

History degree recipients from Norwich University earn a boost of around $18,155 above the typical earnings of history majors.

More information about a degree in history from Norwich University

Best History Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire	37	672
Maine	37	148
Rhode Island	37	234
Massachusetts	37	1,278
Connecticut	35	512

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	209

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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.