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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Georgia

12 Colleges
$29,965 Avg Salary
$25,481 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #29 most popular major in Georgia with 60 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular History Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Georgia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a .

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Georgia the most popular school in Georgia for history students. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Georgia. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

The excellent programs at Georgia Southern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Georgia. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in Georgia ranking. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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Columbus State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, CSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Clark Atlanta University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the city of Atlanta, CAU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of North Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full History at Valdosta State University Report

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 24
Florida 90
Virginia 275
Tennessee 73
North Carolina 135
West Virginia 249
Louisiana 78
South Carolina 39
Kentucky 39
Arkansas 25
Alabama 64

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 12 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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