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2023 Most Popular Online History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Colleges
$31,162 Avg Salary
$23,666 Avg Student Debt

History is the #31 most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for history students. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, history graduates from UMGC take out $22,129 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SUNY Empire State College is a great place for history students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, history graduates from SUNY Empire carry an average student debtload of $18,750.

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#3

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

The excellent online programs at Excelsior College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucks County Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

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#5

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Union County College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Union County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Cranford.

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Butler County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Butler, BC3 is a public college with a small student population.

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Community College of Beaver County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Monaca, CCBC is a public college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online history colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,235
New York 2,677
Maryland 617
New Jersey 735
District of Columbia 258
Delaware 68

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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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