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2023 Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region

32 Colleges
$28,050 Avg Salary
$19,565 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #55 in the country. In fact 4,391 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best History Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in the Far Western US Region for history students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #7 on this year’s Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #10 on this year’s Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best History Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 330
Washington 32
Oregon 14
Nevada 10
Hawaii 3

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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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