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Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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2023 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

7 Colleges
$29,648 Avg Salary
$23,614 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 514 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best History Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Bachelor's in History

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Connecticut. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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#2

Connecticut College

New London, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the small city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Trinity College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Connecticut. Located in the city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

History majors at UCONN take out an average of $20,298 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $333.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Connecticut State University is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, history graduates from CCSU carry an average student debtload of $23,945.

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Western Connecticut State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, history graduates from WestConn carry an average student debtload of $24,696.

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Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public school with a small student population.

On average, history graduates from ECSU take out $22,496 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best History Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best History Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,281
New Hampshire 672
Maine 148
Rhode Island 234
Vermont 190

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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