2023 Most Popular History Schools in the New England Region
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.
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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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the New England Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular History Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular History Schools
Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 33 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
Out of the 33 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 33 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Simmons University is a great place for history students. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.
Salem State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Providence College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Northeastern University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Best History Colleges by State
Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 188 |
Rhode Island | 42 |
Connecticut | 85 |
New Hampshire | 228 |
Maine | 5 |
Vermont | 71 |
History Related Majors
History Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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History | 4,391 |
Majors Similar to History
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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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