History is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #30 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 555 degrees in history during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Tennessee list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the history degree levels they offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in history has to check out Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a fairly 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 73 history students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from Vanderbilt University receive $12,884 more than the standard history graduate.
Every student pursuing a degree in history needs to check out The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were about 64 history students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the history program earn about $24,567 for their early career.
Middle Tennessee State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in history. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 59 history students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, history degree recipients usually make about $28,098 at the beginning of their careers.
University of Memphis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in history. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #748 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.
There were about 60 history students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career income of $23,861.
Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville. This university ranks 29th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 30 history students who graduated with this degree at Austin Peay State University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the history major at Austin Peay State University earn $3,518 more than the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #851 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ETSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 52 history students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the history program make about $21,920 in their early career salary.
Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 22 history students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent data year. After graduation, history degree recipients generally make about $23,558 in the first five years of their career.
Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Cookeville. This university ranks 20th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 11 history students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career wages of $24,768.
UT Martin is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Martin. This university ranks 31st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 14 history students who graduated with this degree at UT Martin in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program report average early career income of $29,318.
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).