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 4 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 672 degrees in history to qualified students.
Your choice of history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 New Hampshire list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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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.
Every student who is interested in history has to look into Dartmouth College. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were roughly 59 history students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. Those history students who get their degree from Dartmouth College receive $9,105 more than the average history student.
Every student pursuing a degree in history needs to check out University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. UNH is a large public university located in the small suburb of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #233 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.
There were approximately 45 history students who graduated with this degree at UNH 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 $29,011.
Keene State College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in history. Keene State is a small public college located in the town of Keene. This college ranks 5th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were roughly 23 history students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the history program make about $28,976 in their early career salary.
Every student who is interested in history needs to check out Southern New Hampshire University. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Manchester. This university ranks 3rd out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 493 history students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the history major at Southern New Hampshire University make $2,319 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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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Your choice of history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
