History degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #23 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best History Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 234 degrees in history to qualified students.
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. We derive our Best Overall History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 Rhode Island.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in history needs to check out Brown University. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were about 91 history students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from Brown University receive $10,096 more than the average history grad.
Every student who is interested in history needs to check out University of Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 52 history students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career earnings of $33,374.
Providence College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in history. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 2nd out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 50 history students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the history program make an average of $22,583 in the first couple years of working.
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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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. We derive our Best Overall History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
