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2023 Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You

History is the #29 most popular major in Georgia with 60 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Georgia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia State University the most popular school in Georgia for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Georgia. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Of the 3 students majoring in history at Georgia Tech, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Georgia. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory 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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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

Read full report on History at University of Georgia

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 24
Florida 90
Virginia 275
Tennessee 73
North Carolina 135
West Virginia 249
Louisiana 78
South Carolina 39
Kentucky 39
Arkansas 25
Alabama 64

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 4 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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