If you pursue a degree in general history, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #23 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General History Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 522 degrees in general history to qualified students.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of general history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general history. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were about 51 general history students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat The University of Tennessee - Knoxville if you want to pursue a degree in general history. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were about 64 general history students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.
Middle Tennessee State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general history. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 53 general history students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Memphis if you wish to pursue a degree in general history. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #748 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.
There were about 60 general history students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available.
Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Clarksville. This university ranks 29th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 29 general history students who graduated with this degree at Austin Peay State University in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #851 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ETSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 49 general history students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 22 general history students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent year we have data available.
Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Cookeville. This university ranks 20th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 11 general history students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent data year.
UT Martin is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Martin. This university ranks 31st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 14 general history students who graduated with this degree at UT Martin in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
