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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Pennsylvania

14 Colleges
$29,611 Avg Salary
$25,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

In 2020-2021, 132 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

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The excellent programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for history students. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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#5

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

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#9

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

La Salle University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small 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
Maryland 55
New Jersey 88
District of Columbia 73
Delaware 10

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 14 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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