2023 Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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.
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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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Of the 18 students majoring in history at Harvard, 56% are male and 44% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
Of the 10 students majoring in history at Yale, 50% are male and 50% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in history at Brown, 60% are male and 40% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 60% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 67% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.
Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.
Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.
University of Connecticut landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree history programs. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
Best History Colleges by State
Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 188 |
| Rhode Island | 42 |
| Connecticut | 85 |
| New Hampshire | 228 |
| Maine | 5 |
| Vermont | 71 |
History Related Majors
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 13 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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