by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 384 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General History Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24,961 bachelor's degrees in general history during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of general history for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. 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 make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general history students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General History Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general history. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general history needs to check out Harvard University. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Harvard University
It is hard to beat Yale University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general history. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Yale University
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general history. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University of Pennsylvania
It's difficult to beat Princeton University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general history. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Princeton.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Princeton University
Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University of Chicago
Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Duke University
Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University of Notre Dame
Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Vanderbilt University
Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Georgetown University
Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Brown University
Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Northwestern University
Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from New York University
USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University of Southern California
University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University of Virginia - Main Campus
Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Emory University
Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Tufts University
U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University of California - Los Angeles
Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Boston College
Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Dartmouth College
GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from George Washington University
UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University of California - Berkeley
This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best General History Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 384 different United States general history schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 52 | Barnard College | New York, NY |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 54 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 55 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 56 | Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT |
| 57 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General History Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 59 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 60 | Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA |
| 61 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 62 | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 63 | Brandeis University | Waltham, MA |
| 64 | Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, VA |
| 65 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 66 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 67 | University of California - Riverside | Riverside, CA |
| 68 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| 69 | University of California - Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA |
| 70 | Kenyon College | Gambier, OH |
| 71 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 72 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 73 | Centre College | Danville, KY |
| 74 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 75 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
| 76 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
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General History is one of 8 different types of History programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other History | 375 |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 123 |
| Military History | 98 |
| Public/Applied History | 48 |
| American History (United States) | 36 |
| European History | 14 |
| Asian History | 1 |
