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2023 Best History Schools in Pennsylvania

10 Colleges
$29,611 Avg Salary
$25,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

In 2020-2021, 132 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best History Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best History Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best History Colleges.

Top 10 Best History Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for history students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great place for history students. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

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The excellent programs at Millersville University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Pennsylvania. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best History Schools in Pennsylvania list. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

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Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Best History Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #9, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #10 on this year’s Best History Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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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

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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 10 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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