2024 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

History is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #19 out of the 36 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

There was only one school in New Jersey to review for the 2024 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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More Ways to Rank History Schools

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study History in New Jersey

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for history students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Doctorate in History

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in history. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in history from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Princeton University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in history. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in history from Princeton University

Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	30	65
Maryland	29	18
Pennsylvania	29	36
District of Columbia	24	25
Delaware	21	2

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	23

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	91
Theology & Religious Vocations	49
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	30
English Language & Literature	26
Philosophy & Religious Studies	16
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	11
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	4

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius. More about our data sources and methodologies.