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2023 Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$54,296 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You

History is the #25 most popular major in the country with 4,391 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for history students working on their doctor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

Women make up 17% of the history majors at the school.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 5 students majoring in history at U of U, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 3 spot on the list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 26
Colorado 50
Montana 14
Idaho 19
Wyoming 1

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 6 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.

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