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2023 Most Popular History Schools in the New England Region

33 Colleges
$33,757 Avg Salary
$23,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #55 most popular major in the country with 4,391 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular History Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region .

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 33 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

The excellent programs at Norwich University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the New England Region . Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

Simmons University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in the New England Region list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Salem State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in the New England Region ranking. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

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#9

Providence College

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #9, Providence College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #10, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Best History Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 188
Connecticut 85
Rhode Island 42
New Hampshire 228
Maine 5
Vermont 71

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

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