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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Florida

10 Colleges
$27,617 Avg Salary
$21,394 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

With 90 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #28 most popular major in Florida.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Florida 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 2023 rankings named University of South Florida - Main Campus the most popular school in Florida for history students. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for history students. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of West Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Florida. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

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Out of the 10 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

The excellent programs at University of North Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Florida. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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The excellent programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Florida list. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #9 on the list. FGCU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

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#10

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

With a ranking of #10, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 24
North Carolina 135
Virginia 275
Tennessee 73
Georgia 60
South Carolina 39
Louisiana 78
West Virginia 249
Kentucky 39
Arkansas 25
Alabama 64

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 10 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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