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2023 Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

21 Colleges
$54,296 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor'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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the history majors at the school.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

About 67% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 33% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in history at UCSB, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Of the 7 students majoring in history at UCSD, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the history majors at the school.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 5 students majoring in history at UW Seattle, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in history at UC Davis, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.

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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 doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

Of the 4 students majoring in history at UC Santa Cruz, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges 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

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 21 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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