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2023 Most Popular Online History Bachelor's Degree Schools

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

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 Most Popular Online History Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 53% are male.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 39% of the history majors at the school.

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Out of the 53 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 49% of the history majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at University of Central Florida Report

Out of the 53 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 22% of the history majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#7

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 45% of the history majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their online bachelor’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

About 42% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 58% are male.

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#10

Utah State University

Logan, UT

With a ranking of #10, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their online bachelor’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

About 46% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 54% are male.

Read full report on History at Utah State University

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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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