2023 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You
History is the #23 most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for history majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for history students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree history programs. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
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University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
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Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 640 |
| Texas | 2,312 |
| New Mexico | 115 |
| Oklahoma | 242 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to History
History Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 12 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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