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2023 Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

109 Colleges
$24,263 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,296 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 32,731 people earned a degree or certificate in history, making the major the #23 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 109 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best History Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the best value school in the United States for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the United States. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

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University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.

UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full History at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UPenn is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#10

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

With a ranking of #10, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, University of Virginia is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Read full report on History at University of Virginia - Main Campus

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on History at Texas A&M University - College Station

#12

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#13

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 a year.

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#15

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.

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#16

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for History students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
18 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
18 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
20 Yale University New Haven, CT
21 George Washington University Washington, DC

History by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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