2023 Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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.
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The Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best History Colleges.
Top 10 Best History Schools
Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monmouth University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Salisbury University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.
George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Cornell University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
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Best History Colleges by State
Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 477 |
Pennsylvania | 132 |
Maryland | 55 |
New Jersey | 88 |
District of Columbia | 73 |
Delaware | 10 |
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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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