2023 Best History Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best History School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best History Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 65 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best History Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best History Colleges.
Top 10 Best History Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for history students. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best History Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southeast Region . American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
The excellent programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
The excellent programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best History Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina ranked #7 on this year’s Best History Schools in the Southeast Region list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.
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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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North Carolina State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best History Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
James Madison University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best History Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for History students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best History Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA |
| 12 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 13 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
Best History Colleges by State
Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 275 |
| Florida | 90 |
| Georgia | 60 |
| North Carolina | 135 |
| Tennessee | 73 |
| Kentucky | 39 |
| Louisiana | 78 |
| Alabama | 64 |
| South Carolina | 39 |
| Mississippi | 24 |
| Arkansas | 25 |
| West Virginia | 249 |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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