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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 73–96 of 159 schools

UO
Public

History: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
24,404
Retention
86%
Programs
125
Awards 2024-25
6,133
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MSU
Public

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

History: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
23,150
Retention
83%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
5,860
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BU
Private nonprofit

History: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,626
Retention
91%
Programs
150
Awards 2024-25
6,853
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SJU
Private nonprofit

History: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
19,389
Retention
79%
Programs
125
Awards 2024-25
3,543
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SLU
Private nonprofit

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

History: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,059
Retention
88%
Programs
175
Awards 2024-25
4,782
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NIU
Public

History: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,414
Retention
70%
Programs
103
Awards 2024-25
4,012
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EU
Private nonprofit

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

History: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,175
Retention
96%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,053
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TUL
Private nonprofit

History: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,310
Retention
93%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
4,625
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LU
Private nonprofit

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

History: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
7,692
Retention
94%
Programs
124
Awards 2024-25
2,078
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

History: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
5,205
Retention
87%
Programs
67
Awards 2024-25
1,608
CampusOnlineHybrid
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USF
Public

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
49,622
Retention
91%
Programs
168
Awards 2024-25
14,503
CampusOnlineHybrid
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TTU
Public

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,757
Retention
85%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
10,998
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,297
Retention
94%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
11,456
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UU
Public

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UA
Public

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
33,610
Retention
86%
Programs
157
Awards 2024-25
7,875
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UM
Public

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
31,543
Retention
93%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
11,747
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UI
Public

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,779
Retention
90%
Programs
231
Awards 2024-25
9,128
CampusOnlineHybrid
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OUC
Public

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,323
Retention
84%
Programs
266
Awards 2024-25
7,864
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UD
Public

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
24,412
Retention
92%
Programs
219
Awards 2024-25
6,438
CampusOnlineHybrid
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