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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Washington

5 Colleges
$29,062 Avg Salary
$22,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #27 most popular major in Washington with 32 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular History Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington 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.

Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Washington.

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Washington University the most popular school in Washington for history students. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on History at Central Washington University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for history students. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Read full report on History at Washington State University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great place for history students. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

Full History at Western Washington University Report

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
California 330
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 5 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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