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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Maryland

5 Colleges
$31,643 Avg Salary
$23,292 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #22 most popular major in Maryland with 55 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maryland to see which 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the most popular school in Maryland for history students. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for history students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salisbury University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in Maryland list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

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The excellent programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full History at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent programs at Morgan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Maryland. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 477
Pennsylvania 132
New Jersey 88
District of Columbia 73
Delaware 10

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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