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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Pennsylvania

14 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular History Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our analysis found Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

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Out of the 14 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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 Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for history students. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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#5

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Duquesne University is a great place for history students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Temple University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Pennsylvania list. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

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#9

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #9, La Salle University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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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