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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Massachusetts

15 Colleges
$35,574 Avg Salary
$23,789 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

In 2020-2021, 188 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular History Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Massachusetts 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.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Out of the 15 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Full History at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#6

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College 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 small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Clark University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Massachusetts list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on History at Tufts University

Best History Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 15 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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