2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Humanities in California

Humanities is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #171 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Humanities in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 doctor's degrees in humanities during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for humanities.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Humanities in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in humanities.

Most Well Attended Schools for Humanities Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Pacifica Graduate Institute
Carpinteria, CA

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Pacifica Graduate Institute is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in humanities. Located in the rural area of Carpinteria, Pacifica Graduate Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in humanities from Pacifica Graduate Institute

2

University of California - Merced
Merced, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Merced is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in humanities. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in humanities from University of California - Merced

Best Humanities Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Humanities Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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Humanities Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, Humanities has other similar majors worth exploring.

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.