by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 32 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General History Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,096 bachelor's degrees in general history during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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The general history bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality general history program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various 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 schools for general history students working on their bachelor's degree.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general history.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general history. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Columbia University in the City of New York
New York University is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general history. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from New York University
It is hard to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general history. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Cornell University
Barnard College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general history. Barnard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Barnard College
Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Syracuse University
SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Stony Brook University
UAlbany is a large public university located in the small city of Albany.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University at Albany
Binghamton University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Binghamton University
University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from University at Buffalo
QC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Queens.More information about a bachelor’s in general history from Queens College
Explore all the Best General History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 698 | 1,042 |
| Maryland | 370 | 557 |
| New Jersey | 351 | 643 |
| District of Columbia | 226 | 180 |
| Delaware | 224 | 58 |
One of 8 majors within the History area of study, General History has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Military History | 37 |
| Other History | 21 |
| American History (United States) | 13 |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 11 |
| Public/Applied History | 5 |
