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2023 Most Popular History Schools in California

32 Colleges
$27,322 Avg Salary
$18,158 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

With 330 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #26 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular History Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in California 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 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in California for history students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fullerton the most popular school in California for history students. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Full History at California State University - Fullerton Report

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 California 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in California list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in California ranking. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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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 city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #7, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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Best History Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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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