If you're seeking a degree in history, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #23 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual looked at 92 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best History Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6,961 degrees in history annually.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the history degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student who is interested in history needs to look into Duke University. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were roughly 55 history students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the history program at Duke University get $27,532 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in history. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 63 history students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available. History degree recipients from Vanderbilt University get an earnings boost of approximately $13,638 over the average earnings of history majors.
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.
University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in history. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were about 163 history students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program report average early career earnings of $34,028.
University of Florida is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in history. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 136 history students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, history degree recipients typically make an average of $27,360 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #103 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means William & Mary is a great school overall.
There were roughly 113 history students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the history program earn about $31,595 in their early career salary.
UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were approximately 155 history students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year. After graduation, history degree recipients usually make about $34,592 in their early careers.
Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 100 history students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the history program earn around $27,944 for their early career.
Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were about 49 history students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, history degree recipients typically make an average of $33,710 in their early careers.
Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 63 history students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the history program make about $26,983 for their early career.
UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were about 89 history students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program report average early career wages of $27,652.
Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 25 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were approximately 356 history students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the history major at American Public University System get $17,321 above the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Clemson is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Clemson. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 60 history students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year. Those history students who get their degree from Clemson University earn $2,981 more than the typical history student.
Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were about 51 history students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available.
USF Tampa is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tampa. This university ranks 8th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 118 history students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year. After graduating, history degree recipients usually make about $33,474 in the first five years of their career.
JMU is a very large public university located in the small city of Harrisonburg. This university ranks 7th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 69 history students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career wages of $29,000.
Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 63 history students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program report average early career earnings of $33,319.
GMU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 113 history students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program report average early career wages of $34,510.
UA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa. This university ranks 3rd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 107 history students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, history degree recipients generally make around $25,533 in their early careers.
Rest of the Top Best History Schools in the Southeast Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for History students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best History Schools in the Southeast Region award.
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).
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
