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2023 Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

History is the #20 most popular major in Maryland with 617 degrees and certificates awarded 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Maryland 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.

Check out the history bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular school in Maryland for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

Of the 119 students majoring in history at UMGC, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

Women make up 34% of the history majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 55 students majoring in history at UMBC, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 23 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

Women make up 38% of the history majors at the school.

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Out of the 23 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Naval Academy landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Annapolis, Annapolis is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 18% of the history majors at the school.

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#6

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 31% of the history majors at the school.

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#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins 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 #7 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 52% of the history majors at the school.

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Bowie State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

Of the 18 students majoring in history at Bowie State University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#9

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 76% are male.

Read full report on History at Loyola University Maryland

#10

St Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD

With a ranking of #10, St Mary’s College of Maryland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of St. Mary's City, SMCM is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 735
Pennsylvania 1,235
New York 2,677
Delaware 68
District of Columbia 258

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 23 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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