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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 467 degrees in history annually.
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 West Virginia.
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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.
American Public University System is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a 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.
Degree recipients from the history degree program at American Public University System make $17,321 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
It is hard to beat West Virginia University if you want to pursue a degree in history. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who receive their degree from the history program make about $24,215 for their early career.
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).
