2024 Best Military History Bachelor's Degree Schools

Military History is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #685 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Military History Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 98 bachelor's degrees in military history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to military history students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other military history students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized military history related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for military history students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Military History Schools

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Military History in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for military history students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Military History

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

American Public University System is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in military history. American Military University is a very large private for-profit university located in the fringe town of Charles Town.More information about a bachelor’s in military history from American Public University System

2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

2 Annual Graduates

Liberty University is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in military history. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg.More information about a bachelor’s in military history from Liberty University

2

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

2 Annual Graduates

Marquette University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in military history. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a bachelor’s in military history from Marquette University

Military History by Region

View the Best Military History Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Military History Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the History area of study, Military History has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Military History

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General History	24,961
Other History	375
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	123
Public/Applied History	48
American History (United States)	36
European History	14
Asian History	1

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.