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2023 Most Popular History Schools in California

32 Colleges
$27,322 Avg Salary
$18,158 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #66 most popular major in California with 330 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular History Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fullerton the most popular school in California for history students. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

Full History at California State University - Fullerton Report

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in California for history students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in California list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Full History at Stanford University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great place for history students. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Full History at California State University - Sacramento Report

University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in California list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Full History at San Diego State University Report

University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in California ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 32
Oregon 14
Nevada 10
Hawaii 3

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • 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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