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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in History

159 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in History at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 133 Associate 246 Bachelor 1,234 Master 377 PhD 159

Most schools offering it: California (180), Texas (90), New York (88), Pennsylvania (87), Ohio (67), Massachusetts (51)

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LU
Private nonprofit

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

History: 72 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
104,327
Retention
80%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
28,744
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PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

History: 26 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
9,137
Retention
98%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
2,453
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

History: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

History: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
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IU
Public

History: 17 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
48,424
Retention
91%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
20,593
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

History: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
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NU
Private nonprofit

History: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
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GU
Private nonprofit

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

History: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,031
Retention
97%
Programs
152
Awards 2024-25
7,622
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UMA
Public

History: 14 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

History: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
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RUB
Public

History: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,269
Retention
93%
Programs
210
Awards 2024-25
13,144
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UW
Public

History: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
51,044
Retention
96%
Programs
262
Awards 2024-25
19,199
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VU
Private nonprofit

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

History: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,575
Retention
96%
Programs
181
Awards 2024-25
4,249
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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

History: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
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