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2023 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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$54,296 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 188 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best History Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Doctorate in History

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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Best History Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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