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2023 Best History Schools in Pennsylvania

10 Colleges
$29,611 Avg Salary
$25,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

With 132 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #81 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best History Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best History Schools in Pennsylvania

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

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for history students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best History Schools in Pennsylvania list. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best History Schools in Pennsylvania list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

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The excellent programs at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best History Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best History Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 477
Maryland 55
New Jersey 88
District of Columbia 73
Delaware 10

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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