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2023 Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

21 Colleges
$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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 15 students majoring in history at UCLA, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the history majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for history students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Women make up 14% of the history majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for history students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

About 50% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 57% are male.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 6 students majoring in history at UCR, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 80% are male.

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University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree history programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

About 40% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 60% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 4 students majoring in history at UC Irvine, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

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

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 21 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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