If you pursue a degree in history, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #30 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 475 degrees in history to qualified students.
The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. For our Best Overall History School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best History Schools in Washington.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the history degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in history. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 163 history students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the history program make about $28,876 for their early career.
Any student pursuing a degree in history has to check out Gonzaga University. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #172 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Gonzaga is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 history students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent year we have data available. History degree recipients from Gonzaga University get an earnings boost of about $10,738 over the typical earnings of history majors.
Any student who is interested in history has to look into Western Washington University. WWU is a large public university located in the city of Bellingham. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 80 history students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the history program earn an average of $24,557 in their early career salary.
Every student pursuing a degree in history needs to take a look at Washington State University. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were approximately 65 history students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from Washington State University make $3,074 more than the average history graduate.
Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 10 history students who graduated with this degree at PLU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the history program make about $29,516 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 6th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 14 history students who graduated with this degree at Puget Sound in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the history program earn about $24,461 for their early career.
Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 7th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 31 history students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the history program earn about $24,271 for their early career.
UW Tacoma is a small public university located in the midsize city of Tacoma. This university ranks 49th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 20 history students who graduated with this degree at UW Tacoma in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the history program make about $28,876 in the first couple years of working.
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 history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. For our Best Overall History School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
