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2023 Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$36,872 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,296 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the history doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

Read full report on History at University of Delaware

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on History at University of Pennsylvania

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on History at New York University

#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.

Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full History at Cornell University Report

#6

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 a year.

Princeton not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full History at Princeton University Report

#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.

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#8

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #4 for overall quality for history in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Read full report on History at Georgetown University

With a ranking of #9, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on History at University of Maryland - College Park

#9

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 a year.

Full History at Stony Brook University Report

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 477
Pennsylvania 132
Maryland 55
New Jersey 88
District of Columbia 73
Delaware 10

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 19 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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