2024 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in history, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #39 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 history students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other history students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for history to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized history related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for history students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank History Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study History in Alabama

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in history.

Top Alabama Schools for a Doctorate in History

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

2 Annual Graduates

The University of Alabama is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in history. UA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa.More information about a doctorate in history from The University of Alabama

2

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

7 Annual Graduates

Auburn University is a great decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in history. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in history from Auburn University

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	18
Virginia	127	19
Georgia	126	10
North Carolina	115	24
Mississippi	113	4
Louisiana	103	10
Tennessee	102	21
South Carolina	91	4
Kentucky	87	5
Arkansas	58	7
West Virginia	49	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to History

History is one of 0 different types of History programs to choose from.

History Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General History	9

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.