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2023 Most Popular History Schools in the New England Region

33 Colleges
$33,757 Avg Salary
$23,624 Avg Student Debt

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Colleges.

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.

Read full report on History at Southern New Hampshire University

#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

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.

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#3

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

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.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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.

Full History at Harvard University Report

#5

Simmons University

Boston, MA

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.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

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.

Full History at Brown University Report

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.

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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.

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#9

Providence College

Providence, RI

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.

Read full report on History at Providence College

#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

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.

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Best History Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 188
Rhode Island 42
Connecticut 85
New Hampshire 228
Maine 5
Vermont 71

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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