by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 15 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General History Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 730 doctor's degrees in general history during the <nil> academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general history for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality general history program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general history students working on their doctor's degree.
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 General History Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general history.
It's difficult to beat Harvard University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general history. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general history from Harvard University
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general history has to look into University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in general history from University of Pennsylvania
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general history needs to check out Northwestern University. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general history from Northwestern University
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general history. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in general history from Columbia University in the City of New York
UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in general history from University of California - Los Angeles
Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general history from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in general history from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven.More information about a doctorate in general history from Yale University
Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general history from Indiana University - Bloomington
Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general history from University of Maryland - College Park
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General History is one of 8 different types of History programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other History | 36 |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 33 |
| Public/Applied History | 7 |
| American History (United States) | 1 |