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2023 Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region

32 Colleges
$28,050 Avg Salary
$19,565 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 4,391 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best History Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #10 on this year’s Best History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best History Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 330
Washington 32
Oregon 14
Nevada 10
Hawaii 3

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History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

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 25 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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