2024 Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
78Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
5,603History Degrees Awarded
$31,162Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in history, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #30 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 78 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 5,603 degrees in history to qualified students.
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. For our Best Overall 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for History in the Middle Atlantic Region
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in history. 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 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 71 history students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the history degree program at University of Pennsylvania make $19,218 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Any student who is interested in history has to look into Princeton University. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.
There were about 76 history students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available. History degree recipients from Princeton University receive an earnings boost of around $19,613 over the average earnings of history graduates.
Any student who is interested in history needs to take a look at Georgetown University. 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 approximately 76 history students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year. History degree recipients from Georgetown University get an earnings boost of approximately $15,529 above the typical earnings of history majors.
Every student who is interested in history has to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. 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 218 history students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year. Those history students who get their degree from Columbia University in the City of New York earn $10,771 more than the standard history student.
Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 141 history students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. History degree recipients from New York University earn a boost of around $14,828 above the typical income of history graduates.
GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were about 78 history students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the history program at George Washington University earn $11,006 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 57 history students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the history program earn an average of $27,797 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 98 history students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, history degree recipients generally earn around $27,234 in their early careers.
UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 114 history students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from University of Maryland - College Park make $3,137 more than the standard history grad.
Located in the city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #77 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Barnard is a great college overall.
There were approximately 48 history students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the history major at Barnard College get $2,888 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were approximately 118 history students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year. Those history students who get their degree from Rutgers University - New Brunswick receive $4,986 more than the standard history graduate.
Here are some additional great schools for History students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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).
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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. For our Best Overall History School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
