2024 Best General History Schools

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Every student who is interested in general history has to check out Harvard University. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were roughly 115 general history students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

2

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Yale University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general history. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were about 170 general history students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

3

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

It is difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in general history. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 82 general history students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

4

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Any student pursuing a degree in general history has to check out Princeton University. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.

There were about 113 general history students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available.

5

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 100 general history students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

6

Duke University
Durham, NC

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 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were roughly 52 general history students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

7

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 66 general history students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

8

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 59 general history students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

9

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 38 general history students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

10

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 167 general history students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

11

Brown University
Providence, RI

Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were roughly 94 general history students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

12

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 86 general history students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

13

New York University
New York, NY

Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 141 general history students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

14

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 45 general history students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

15

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. This university ranks 1st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were about 163 general history students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

16

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 118 general history students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

17

Tufts University
Medford, MA

Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. This university ranks 4th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 34 general history students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

18

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 49 general history students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.

19

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 185 general history students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

20

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. This university ranks 1st out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 131 general history students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

21

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 265 general history students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

22

Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. This college ranks 1st out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were roughly 40 general history students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

23

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. This college ranks 8th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 76 general history students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were about 91 general history students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

25

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were about 157 general history students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.