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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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Showing 25–48 of 159 schools

DU
Private nonprofit

Duke University

Durham, NC

History: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,499
Retention
98%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
7,776
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UNT
Public

History: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
46,864
Retention
77%
Programs
159
Awards 2024-25
13,522
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USC
Private nonprofit

History: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
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FSU
Public

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

History: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,889
Retention
96%
Programs
149
Awards 2024-25
14,293
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UC
Public

History: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,065
Retention
93%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
11,394
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GMU
Public

History: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
39,766
Retention
86%
Programs
196
Awards 2024-25
11,076
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UK
Public

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

History: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
34,709
Retention
87%
Programs
287
Awards 2024-25
9,772
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

History: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

History: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,793
Retention
98%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
9,154
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SU
Private nonprofit

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

History: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,625
Retention
98%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,803
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HU
Private nonprofit

Howard University

Washington, DC

History: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
14,890
Retention
91%
Programs
91
Awards 2024-25
3,221
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MSU
Public

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

History: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,089
Retention
90%
Programs
268
Awards 2024-25
13,223
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

History: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
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PUC
Public

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

History: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
58,658
Retention
93%
Programs
249
Awards 2024-25
17,028
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UG
Public

History: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
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