If you're seeking a degree in history, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #23 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 467 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. 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.
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 West Virginia list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
It's difficult to beat American Public University System if you wish to pursue a degree in history. American Military University is a very large private for-profit university located in the town of Charles Town. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 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 receive an earnings boost of approximately $16,977 over the typical earnings of history graduates.
Any student who is interested in history has to check out West Virginia University. WVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Morgantown. A Best Colleges rank of #513 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WVU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 47 history students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, history degree recipients typically make around $25,501 in the first five years of their career.
It is difficult to beat Marshall University if you wish to pursue a degree in history. Marshall University is a large public university located in the small city of Huntington. This university ranks 4th out of 28 schools 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. After graduation, history degree recipients generally make an average of $23,270 at the beginning of their careers.
Every student pursuing a degree in history needs to check out Shepherd University. Located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 28 schools 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 data year. Soon after graduation, history degree recipients generally make an average of $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).
Your choice of history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
