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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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WSU
Public

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,803
Retention
83%
Programs
194
Awards 2024-25
6,417
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KSU
Public

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,295
Retention
86%
Programs
200
Awards 2024-25
5,644
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UHM
Public

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,028
Retention
81%
Programs
134
Awards 2024-25
4,836
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WUS
Private nonprofit

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
16,357
Retention
95%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
5,555
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BC
Private nonprofit

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,432
Retention
96%
Programs
108
Awards 2024-25
4,500
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TCU
Private nonprofit

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
12,938
Retention
93%
Programs
133
Awards 2024-25
3,661
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MSU
Public

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
10,739
Retention
73%
Programs
90
Awards 2024-25
1,518
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CUA
Private nonprofit

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
5,243
Retention
87%
Programs
151
Awards 2024-25
1,303
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CU
Private nonprofit

Clark University

Worcester, MA

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
3,925
Retention
86%
Programs
70
Awards 2024-25
1,496
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CGU
Private nonprofit

History: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
1,771
Programs
48
Awards 2024-25
550
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UA
Public

History: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
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UCB
Public

History: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
38,799
Retention
90%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
10,325
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GSU
Public

History: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
34,944
Retention
80%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,848
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SBU
Public

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

History: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,689
Retention
90%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
7,857
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KSU
Public

History: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,374
Retention
81%
Programs
242
Awards 2024-25
6,750
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WSU
Public

History: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
25,685
Retention
78%
Programs
222
Awards 2024-25
7,458
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UM
Private nonprofit

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

History: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
19,852
Retention
94%
Programs
206
Awards 2024-25
6,326
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LUC
Private nonprofit

History: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,384
Retention
82%
Programs
241
Awards 2024-25
4,819
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MSU
Public

History: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,135
Retention
79%
Programs
139
Awards 2024-25
3,796
CampusOnlineHybrid
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