2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for History in District of Columbia

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for history students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 doctor's degrees in history during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great History School for Your Doctor's Degree

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality history program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for history.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study History in District of Columbia

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for history students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for History Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgetown University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in history. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in District of Columbia.

There were about 11 history individuals who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

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Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Catholic University of America is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in history. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

There were about 5 history students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.

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American University
Washington, DC

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

American University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in history. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 5 history students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in history. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 4 history students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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Howard University
Washington, DC

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in history in District of Columbia.

There were about 2 history students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year.

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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.