2024 Best General History Schools

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Every student who is interested in general history needs to take a look at Harvard University. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 84 general history students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

2

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Yale University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general history. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were roughly 165 general history students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

3

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in general history. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 49 general history students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

4

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Any student pursuing a degree in general history has to check out Princeton University. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.

There were approximately 74 general history students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available.

5

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 98 general history students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

6

Duke University
Durham, NC

Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 56 general history students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

7

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 48 general history students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 64 general history students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

9

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 51 general history students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

10

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 208 general history students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were approximately 91 general history students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

12

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 82 general history students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY

Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 130 general history students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

14

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 general history students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

15

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. This university ranks 1st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were approximately 159 general history students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.

16

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 117 general history students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

17

Tufts University
Medford, MA

Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. This university ranks 4th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 43 general history students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 47 general history students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.

19

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 151 general history students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

20

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. This university ranks 1st out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 158 general history students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

21

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 344 general history students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

22

Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. This college ranks 1st out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were about 59 general history students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. This college ranks 8th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 91 general history students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were roughly 78 general history students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were about 149 general history students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.