If you plan on majoring in history education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #470 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 108 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best History Education Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 804 degrees in history education to qualified students.
Your choice of history education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall History Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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The history teacher education 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 Education Schools.
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Best Schools for History Education in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of history teacher education 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.
Every student who is interested in history education has to check out Western Washington University. WWU is a large public university located in the small city of Bellingham. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were about 6 history education students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in history education has to check out Brigham Young University - Provo. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 history education students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
University of Delaware is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in history education. UD is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 history education students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Central Washington University if you wish to pursue a degree in history education. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 7th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 14 history education students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 9 history education students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
Central Michigan is a large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 10th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 26 history education students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #278 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NAU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 history education students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year.
Augustana is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Rock Island. This college ranks 21st out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 4 history education students who graduated with this degree at Augustana in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #120 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were about 6 history education students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent year we have data available.
UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 history education students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 history education students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Calvin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Grand Rapids. This university ranks 12th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 4 history education students who graduated with this degree at Calvin in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 31 history education students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 history education students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were about 14 history education students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.
SNC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized suburb of De Pere. This college ranks 14th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 6 history education students who graduated with this degree at SNC in the most recent data year.
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 Education Schools award.
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).