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2023 Most Popular Online History Schools in the Far Western US Region

16 Colleges
$28,050 Avg Salary
$19,565 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 32,731 degrees and certificates were handed out 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 Most Popular Online History Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online History Colleges.

#2

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Santa Monica College is a great place for history students pursuing an online degree. SMC is a very large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

On average, history graduates from UAA take out $16,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

The excellent online programs at Saddleback College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Far Western US Region . Saddleback College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.

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#5

Merced College

Merced, CA

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Merced College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Merced Community College District is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Merced.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

While working on their degree, history majors at National University accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

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#7

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Eastern Oregon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. EOU is a small public school located in the town of La Grande.

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#8

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

Rio Hondo College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, history graduates from Chaminade University of Honolulu take out $20,450 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

Butte College

Oroville, CA

With a ranking of #10, Butte College did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. Butte College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

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Explore the most popular online history schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,392
Washington 475
Oregon 342
Hawaii 68
Nevada 109
Alaska 41

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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 16 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.

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