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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Schools in Vermont ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 190 degrees in history during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 Vermont.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
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.
Any student pursuing a degree in history needs to take a look at Middlebury College. Located in the distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.
There were roughly 28 history students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the history program earn an average of $34,318 in their early career salary.
It's difficult to beat Norwich University if you wish to pursue a degree in history. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Northfield. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were roughly 79 history students who graduated with this degree at Norwich in the most recent data year. Those history students who get their degree from Norwich University earn $7,461 more than the standard history student.
It's hard to beat University of Vermont if you wish to pursue a degree in history. UVM is a large public university located in the city of Burlington. A Best Colleges rank of #515 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UVM is a great university overall.
There were about 52 history students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program report average early career income of $30,097.
Saint Michael's College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in history. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Colchester. This college ranks 5th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 15 history students who graduated with this degree at Saint Michael's in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the history program earn an average of $22,082 in their early career salary.
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).
college factual
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.
