2024 Best General History Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Ranked #40 in popularity, general history is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General History Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in general history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general history students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general history students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general history related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general history students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General History Schools

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 in Alabama list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General History in Alabama

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general history.

Top Alabama Schools for a Doctorate in General History

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

The University of Alabama is a good decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general history. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general history from The University of Alabama

2

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Auburn University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general history. Auburn is a very large public university located in the small city of Auburn.More information about a doctorate in general history from Auburn University

Best General History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	18
North Carolina	190	22
Georgia	190	7
Virginia	182	19
Mississippi	154	4
Tennessee	150	15
Louisiana	146	10
South Carolina	135	4
Kentucky	119	5
Arkansas	74	7
West Virginia	61	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to General History

One of 8 majors within the History area of study, General History has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.