2023 Most Popular History Schools
Finding the Best History School for You
In 2020-2021, 32,731 people earned a degree or certificate in history, making the major the #31 most popular in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Most Popular History Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 1,483 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular History Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in History
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the United States for history students. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
While working on their degree, history majors at SNHU accumulate an average of around $30,406 in student debt.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great place for history students. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
The average amount in student loans that history majors at American Military University take out is $20,854.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for history students. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
History majors at Liberty University take out an average of $29,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that history majors at UCLA take out is $14,200. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $241.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, history graduates from ASU - Skysong carry an average student debt load of $28,276. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $295.
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
The average amount in student loans that history majors at Columbia take out is $21,500.
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University of North Texas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
The average amount in student loans that history majors at UNT take out is $25,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $246.
Harvard University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Yale University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, history graduates from Yale carry an average student debt load of $12,000.
With a ranking of #10, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, history graduates from CSULB carry an average student debt load of $15,000.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
After completing their degree, history graduates from UW Seattle carry an average student debt load of $17,240.
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, history majors at UCSB accumulate an average of around $18,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $255.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, history graduates from U-M carry an average student debt load of $19,169. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $334, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #14 on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
History majors at University of Virginia take out an average of $20,390 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $227.
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With a ranking of #14, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, history majors at UNC Chapel Hill accumulate an average of around $15,400 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $353.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.
History majors at Ohio State take out an average of $24,188 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $215, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
With a ranking of #17, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, history majors at UW - Madison accumulate an average of around $20,500 in student debt.
University of Central Florida landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
On average, history graduates from UCF take out $22,945 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of California - Berkeley came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
History majors at UC Berkeley take out an average of $14,456 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $526.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
On average, history graduates from Texas A&M College Station take out $20,530 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $349.
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With a ranking of #20, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, history majors at SHSU accumulate an average of around $27,451 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $128.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
History majors at UT Austin take out an average of $19,503 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $332, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
California State University - Sacramento ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.
History majors at Sac State take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Read full report on History at California State University - Sacramento
California State University - Fullerton came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.
On average, history graduates from Cal State Fullerton take out $15,401 in student loans while working on their degree.
Read full report on History at California State University - Fullerton
University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.
On average, history graduates from UNC Charlotte take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $289.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular History Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular History Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1483 different United States history schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for History students that almost earned our Most Popular History Schools award.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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