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2023 Best History Schools in Texas

20 Colleges
$32,113 Avg Salary
$24,328 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

With 292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #57 most popular major in Texas.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best History Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best History Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for history majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best History Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in Texas for history students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for history students. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the # 4 spot on the list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

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#5

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

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With a ranking of #6, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best History Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 162
Oklahoma 34
New Mexico 9

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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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