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2023 Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$54,296 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You

History is the #23 most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for history students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at The University of Texas at Austin

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on History at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in history at University of Arizona, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Read full report on History at University of Arizona

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 83% are male.

Read full report on History at University of North Texas

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full History at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#7

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 3 students majoring in history at Rice, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

With a ranking of #7, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full History at Texas Christian University Report

#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University 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 #10 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Of the 2 students majoring in history at Texas Tech, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full History at Texas Tech University Report

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 640
Texas 2,312
New Mexico 115
Oklahoma 242

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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