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2024 Best General History Schools in Connecticut

7 Colleges in Connecticut
499 General History Degrees Awarded
General History is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #23 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for general history students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 499 degrees in general history to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General History School

Best General History Schools in Connecticut The general history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General History rankings. We derive our Best Overall General History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General History Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General History
Master's Degrees in General History
Doctor's Degrees in General History

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General History Schools in Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General History in Connecticut

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general history degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Connecticut Schools in General History

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
165 General History Degrees Awarded

Yale University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general history. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were roughly 165 general history students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CT
84 General History Degrees Awarded

University of Connecticut is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general history. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were about 84 general history students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
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Trinity College
Hartford, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In CT
22.2% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Trinity College if you wish to pursue a degree in general history. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Hartford. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Trinity Bantams is a great college overall.

There were about 18 general history students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Bantams in the most recent year we have data available.

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Connecticut College
New London, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CT
11.5% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Connecticut College if you want to pursue a degree in general history. Located in the city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 5th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 26 general history students who graduated with this degree at Conn College in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CT
51 General History Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 7th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 51 general history students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CT
10.0% Growth in Graduates

ECSU is a small public university located in the fringe town of Willimantic. This university ranks 16th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 20 general history students who graduated with this degree at ECSU in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CT
18.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 27 general history students who graduated with this degree at WestConn in the most recent data year.

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Best General History Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General History Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 1,172
Rhode Island 436 234
Maine 396 148
New Hampshire 395 660
Vermont 352 158

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General History is one of 8 different types of History programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other History 13
Public/Applied History 2

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