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2024 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

78 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
4,715 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,228 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in history sits in the middle of the road, ranking #19 out of 38 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 78 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,715 bachelor's degrees in history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

Choosing a Great History School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of history for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for history students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study History in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in history. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in History

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
53 Annual Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in history. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Pennsylvania

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Annual Graduates

Princeton University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor'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 bachelor’s in history from Princeton University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
133 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in history. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Annual Graduates

Georgetown University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in history. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Georgetown University

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
79 Annual Graduates

NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in history from New York University

6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
66 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from George Washington University

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Cornell University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
80 Annual Graduates

Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
92 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Maryland - College Park

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Barnard College
New York, NY
48 Annual Graduates

Barnard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Barnard College

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for History students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Delaware Newark, DE
13 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
14 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
15 Villanova University Villanova, PA
16 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
17 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
18 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
19 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 37 1,084
New York 37 2,183
New Jersey 34 643
Maryland 33 562
Delaware 30 58
District of Columbia 28 185

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History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,715

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 31,817
Communication & Journalism 15,753
English Language & Literature 7,420
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 7,096
Philosophy & Religious Studies 4,729
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 3,454
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 1,979
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 1,808
Theology & Religious Vocations 821

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