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2023 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

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

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 5,392 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #21 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in California to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for history majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National University the best school in California for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 30 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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

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Out of the 30 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo 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 #8 on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

With a ranking of #10, Sonoma State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. SSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park.

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Best History Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 475
Oregon 342
Hawaii 68
Nevada 109
Alaska 41

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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