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2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California

8 Ranked Colleges
104 Degrees Awarded
$31,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General History is the 24th most popular major in the country with 31,630 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 5,345 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 104 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree general history students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General History in California

#1

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general history students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree general history students list, UCSB has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670.

Full UCSB General History Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California list. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 doctorate’s general history degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also made our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Los Angeles General History Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 25 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree general history students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Berkeley General History Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 6 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

Read more about General History at UCSD

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general history students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree general history students list, UC Davis has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Full UC Davis General History Report

#7 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general history students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General History at University of California - Irvine

#8 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree general history students list, UCR has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686.

Read full report on General History at University of California - Riverside

#8

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#9 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s general history degrees to qualified students.

UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Santa Cruz General History Report

#8

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Stanford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 12 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also made our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stanford General History Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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