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2025 Best History Associate Degree Schools

3 Colleges in the United States
2,538 Associate Degrees
an associate degree in history is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #50 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Associate Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,538 associate degrees in history during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great History School for Your Associate Degree

Best History Associate Degree Schools Your choice of history for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality history program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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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 History Associate Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study History in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for history students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Schools for an Associate in History

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46 Annual Graduates

American Public University System is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in history. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in history from American Public University System

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Liberty University crest
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
9 Annual Graduates

Liberty University is a wonderful option for students interested in an associate degree in history. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a associate in history from Liberty University

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68 Annual Graduates

Brigham Young University - Idaho is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in history. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a associate in history from Brigham Young University - Idaho

History by Region

View the Best History Associate 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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History is one of 0 different types of History programs to choose from.

History Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General History 2,442
Public/Applied History 68
Military History 19
Other History 9

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