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2023 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

History is the #20 most popular major in Maryland with 617 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland

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

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in History

#1

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Salisbury University the best school in Maryland for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

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Out of the 9 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#5

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

Out of the 9 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, McDaniel College landed the # 5 spot on the list. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westminster.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. UMBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

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#7

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St Mary’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.

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#8

St Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD

With a ranking of #8, St Mary’s College of Maryland did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of St. Mary's City, SMCM is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 9 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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