2023 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 4,391 people earned a degree or certificate in history, making the major the #55 most popular in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best History Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 109 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best History Doctor's Degree Colleges.
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Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Notre Dame is a great place for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 109 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
Harvard University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree history programs. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Northwestern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree history programs. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Vanderbilt University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
University of Chicago ranked #11 on this year’s Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
With a ranking of #12, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
With a ranking of #16, Emory University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best History Doctor's Degree Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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17 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
18 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
19 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI |
20 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY |
21 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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