History is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #30 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 258 degrees in history to qualified students.
Your choice of history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 District of Columbia.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the history degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat Georgetown University if you want to pursue a degree in history. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 76 history students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the history program at Georgetown University make $8,588 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Every student pursuing a degree in history has to look into George Washington University. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 78 history students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year. Those history students who get their degree from George Washington University earn $4,065 more than the standard history student.
It's difficult to beat American University if you want to pursue a degree in history. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were approximately 56 history students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, history degree recipients typically make around $39,634 in the first five years of their career.
Catholic University of America is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in history. CUA is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 5th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were roughly 28 history students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career earnings of $23,921.
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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Your choice of history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
