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2024 Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

74 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
5,603 History Degrees Awarded
$31,162 Avg Early-Career Salary
History degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #23 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 74 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,603 degrees in history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great History School

Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

History Rankings by Degree Level

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

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 the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for History in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in History

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
71 History Degrees Awarded
$50,380 Median Starting Salary

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in history. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 71 history students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from University of Pennsylvania earn $19,218 more than the typical history graduate.

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 History Degrees Awarded
$50,775 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Princeton University if you want to pursue a degree in history. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 colleges 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. Degree recipients from the history program at Princeton University make $19,613 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 History Degrees Awarded
15.8% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Georgetown University if you wish to pursue a degree in history. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were about 76 history students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the history degree program at Georgetown University make $15,529 above the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
218 History Degrees Awarded
$41,934 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a degree in history. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 218 history students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. History degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York receive an earnings boost of approximately $10,771 above the typical income of history graduates.

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
141 History Degrees Awarded
$45,990 Median Starting Salary

NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools 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 year we have data available. Degree recipients from the history program at New York University make $14,828 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
78 History Degrees Awarded
$42,168 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 78 history students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from George Washington University make $11,006 more than the average history graduate.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 History Degrees Awarded
$27,797 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 57 history students who graduated with this degree at Cornell 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 $27,797.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
98 History Degrees Awarded
$27,234 Median Starting Salary

Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 98 history students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the history program make about $27,234 in their early career salary.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
114 History Degrees Awarded
$34,299 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. 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 data year. History degree recipients from University of Maryland - College Park earn a boost of approximately $3,137 over the average earnings of history graduates.

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Barnard College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 History Degrees Awarded
22.9% Growth in Graduates

Barnard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York. 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 data year. Those history students who get their degree from Barnard College receive $2,888 more than the typical history graduate.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
118 History Degrees Awarded
0.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were about 118 history students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. History degree recipients from Rutgers University - New Brunswick receive an earnings boost of approximately $4,986 over the typical earnings of history majors.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Villanova University Villanova, PA
13 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
14 University of Delaware Newark, DE
15 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
16 American University Washington, DC
17 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
18 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 38 735
Pennsylvania 38 1,235
New York 38 2,656
Maryland 37 617
Delaware 33 68
District of Columbia 33 258

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Major Annual Graduates
History 5,603

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