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2024 Best Other History Schools

24 Colleges in the United States
547 Other History Degrees Awarded
Other History is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #575 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 24 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other History Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 547 degrees in other history during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other History School

Best Other History Schools The other history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other History rankings. For our Best Overall Other History School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Other History Rankings by Degree Level

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other History Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Other History in the United States

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 other history degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Other History

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in other history needs to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 other history students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
49 Other History Degrees Awarded

Harvard University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in other history. Harvard is a fairly 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 approximately 49 other history students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

Duke University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in other history. 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 about 2 other history students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
12.0% Growth in Graduates

Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in other history. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 other history students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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5
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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC

Located in the 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 approximately 12 other history students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
52 Other History Degrees Awarded

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

There were roughly 52 other history students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In 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 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 other history students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
43 Other History Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.

There were about 43 other history students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
55 Other History Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 55 other history students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WV
34 Other History Degrees Awarded

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 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.

There were roughly 34 other history students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent data year.

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Other History is one of 8 different types of History programs to choose from.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General History30,058
Public/Applied History274
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology256
Military History196
American History (United States)99
European History13

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