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.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of history. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 467 degrees in history during the 2021-2022 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.
The history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best History Schools in West Virginia.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
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.
American Public University System is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in history. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 356 history students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent year we have data available. History degree recipients from American Public University System get an earnings boost of about $16,977 over the typical earnings of history majors.
It's difficult to beat West Virginia University if you want to pursue a degree in history. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #513 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WVU is a great university overall.
There were about 47 history students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent data year. After graduation, history degree recipients usually earn an average of $25,501 in the first five years of their career.
Marshall University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in history. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were about 18 history students who graduated with this degree at Marshall University in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, history degree recipients usually earn an average of $23,270 in their early careers.
It's difficult to beat Shepherd University if you want to pursue a degree in history. Shepherd University is a small public university located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown. This university ranks 11th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were roughly 15 history students who graduated with this degree at Shepherd University in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, history degree recipients generally earn around $27,649 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
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.
