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2023 Most Popular History Schools in the Far Western US Region

44 Colleges
$28,050 Avg Salary
$19,565 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found California State University - Fullerton to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for history students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 44 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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California State University - Northridge ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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Best History Colleges by State

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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 26 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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