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2023 Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best History Bachelor'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 Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 1,264 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 40% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at University of California - Los Angeles Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 169 students majoring in history at UNT, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Full History at University of North Texas Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the United States. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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

Read full report on History at California State University - Long Beach

University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 49% are male.

Full History at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 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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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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

Full History at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

University of Central Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 55% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 65% are male.

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With a ranking of #12, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Of the 138 students majoring in history at UNC Chapel Hill, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#13

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 137 students majoring in history at University of Virginia, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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American Public University System ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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

Read full report on History at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 133 students majoring in history at Columbia, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

About 40% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 60% are male.

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With a ranking of #18, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Of the 126 students majoring in history at UNC Charlotte, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Women make up 42% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at The University of Texas at Austin Report

University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Of the 125 students majoring in history at UCR, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on History at California State University - Sacramento

California State University - Fullerton came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

About 33% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 68% are male.

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University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 55% are male.

Read full report on History at University of California - Santa Cruz

University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college 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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#25

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 118 students majoring in history at Harvard, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#27

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL
#27

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
#30

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA
#32

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
#33

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX
#34

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#34

University of Houston

Houston, TX
#37

Yale University

New Haven, CT
#46

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
#47

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
#50

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Additional Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1264 different United States history schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
51 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
51 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
54 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
54 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
54 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
54 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
54 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
59 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
59 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
61 New York University New York, NY
61 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
61 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
64 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
64 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
66 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
66 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
66 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO
69 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
69 Florida International University Miami, FL
71 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
72 Fordham University Bronx, NY
73 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
74 University at Albany Albany, NY
74 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
74 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
77 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
78 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
79 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
79 United States Military Academy West Point, NY
79 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
79 Brown University Providence, RI
83 California State University - Chico Chico, CA
83 California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
83 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
83 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
87 SUNY Cortland Cortland, NY
87 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
87 George Washington University Washington, DC
87 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
91 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
91 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
93 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
93 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
95 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
95 Kean University Union, NJ
95 Hunter College New York, NY
98 Washington State University Pullman, WA
98 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA
100 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
100 Portland State University Portland, OR
102 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
102 Queens College Queens, NY
102 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
102 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
102 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
102 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
108 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
109 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
109 SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
111 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA
111 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
111 University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA
111 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
111 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
116 Princeton University Princeton, NJ
116 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
118 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
118 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
120 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO
120 Towson University Towson, MD
122 United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD
122 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
122 University of Delaware Newark, DE
122 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC
122 Texas A&M University - San Antonio San Antonio, TX
122 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
122 Clemson University Clemson, SC
129 California State University - Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA
129 Iowa State University Ames, IA
129 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
129 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
129 The University of Arizona Global Campus San Diego, CA
134 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
134 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
134 Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA
137 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
137 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
137 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
137 Barnard College New York, NY
137 Utah State University Logan, UT
137 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
143 The City College of New York New York, NY
143 Auburn University Auburn, AL
143 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
146 California State University - Dominguez Hills Carson, CA
146 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
146 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
146 California State University - Stanislaus Turlock, CA
146 Duke University Durham, NC
151 SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY
151 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
151 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
151 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
151 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
151 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
151 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA
158 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
158 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
158 Ball State University Muncie, IN
161 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
161 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
161 Georgetown University Washington, DC
161 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
161 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
161 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
161 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
161 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
161 Boston University Boston, MA
170 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
170 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
170 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
170 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA
174 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
174 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
174 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
174 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
178 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
178 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
178 The College at Brockport Brockport, NY
181 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
181 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
181 Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC
181 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
185 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
185 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
185 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
185 Emory University Atlanta, GA
185 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
185 Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for History students that almost earned our Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
191 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
191 Providence College Providence, RI
191 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY
191 Stanford University Stanford, CA
191 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
191 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
191 Tufts University Medford, MA
198 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
198 College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY
198 East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
198 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
198 University of Houston - Downtown Houston, TX
198 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
198 Truman State University Kirksville, MO
198 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
198 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
198 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
198 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Durham, NH
209 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
209 Baylor University Waco, TX
209 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
209 University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK
209 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
209 Columbia College Columbia, MO
209 American University Washington, DC
216 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
216 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
216 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
216 California State University - Channel Islands Camarillo, CA
216 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
216 DePaul University Chicago, IL
222 The University of Montana Missoula, MT
222 Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA
222 Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT
222 Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL
222 Rice University Houston, TX
222 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
222 Davidson College Davidson, NC
222 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
222 Williams College Williamstown, MA
222 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Green Bay, WI
222 Smith College Northampton, MA
222 Bates College Lewiston, ME
222 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
222 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
222 Worcester State University Worcester, MA
222 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
238 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
238 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
238 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA
238 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
238 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
238 Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT
238 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
238 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
246 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX
246 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
246 Boise State University Boise, ID
246 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH
246 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
246 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
246 Troy University Troy, AL
246 Angelo State University San Angelo, TX
246 Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI

History by Region

View the Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

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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