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History, General

IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education · 2025

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Total graduates

28,877

2025 · 1,332 schools

International share

2.5%

727 international students

Bachelor's degrees

22,735

1.7% international

Master's degrees

3,045

6.3% international

Overview

History, General is an academic discipline that explores the past through the examination of historical events, societies, cultures, and significant figures. This major offers students a broad understanding of human history and the various factors that have shaped civilizations across the globe. By studying different time periods and geographical areas, students develop critical thinking and analytical skills that are essential for evaluating historical sources and interpreting historical narratives.

The curriculum typically includes courses in ancient civilizations, medieval history, modern history, world history, and specialized topics such as social, political, and economic history. Students learn to analyze primary and secondary sources, engage in historical research, and understand historiography—the study of how history has been recorded and interpreted over time.

A degree in History, General prepares graduates for a variety of career paths. Many go on to work in education, research, public history, or roles within government and non-profit organizations. Skills acquired through this major, such as critical analysis, writing, and communication, are highly valued in fields such as journalism, law, and business.

Furthermore, the study of history fosters a deeper appreciation for cultural diversity and helps students understand contemporary issues through the lens of historical context. This major not only enriches students' understanding of the past but also equips them with valuable skills applicable in many professional environments. Overall, History, General is a versatile and enriching field of study that encourages lifelong learning and critical engagement with the world.

Graduates by year

Graduates by degree level (first and second majors)

AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral

From 2003 to 2025, graduates fell 13% and the international share went from 1.2% to 2.5%.

International share (%)
Graduates by group, 2025
White
65.0%
Asian
3.4%
Hispanic
16.9%
Black
4.2%
Other
7.9%
Intl.
2.5%

Colleges that award this degree

In 2025, 1,332 schools awarded this degree as a first major. The table lists those in the 2027 U.S. News National or Liberal Arts rankings, plus the unranked schools with the most graduates.

RankSchoolStateGraduatesInternational
#2 Princeton University New Jersey 117 17
#3 Harvard University Massachusetts 108 17
#4 Yale University Connecticut 192 29
#5 Stanford University California 41 6
#7 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 48 6
#8 Duke University North Carolina 36 4
#9 University of Chicago Illinois 65 8
#9 Northwestern University Illinois 66 9
#9 Johns Hopkins University Maryland 22 2
#12 Dartmouth College New Hampshire 57 3
#12 Columbia University in the City of New York New York 155 33
#14 Cornell University New York 36 5
#14 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania 6 1
#16 Washington University in St Louis Missouri 21 3
#16 Brown University Rhode Island 66 8
#16 Vanderbilt University Tennessee 23 3
#16 Rice University Texas 26 3
#20 University of California-Berkeley California 129 7
#20 University of California-Los Angeles California 238 17
#20 University of Notre Dame Indiana 39 3
#23 Georgetown University D.C. 37 6
#23 Emory University Georgia 35 6
#25 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Michigan 89 12
#26 University of Virginia-Main Campus Virginia 113 12
#27 University of Southern California California 33 5
#27 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina 91 10
#29 University of California-San Diego California 81 8
#31 Boston College Massachusetts 65 5
#31 Tufts University Massachusetts 40 6
#31 New York University New York 103 20
#34 University of California-Davis California 120 8
#34 University of California-Irvine California 87 6
#34 University of Florida Florida 126 2
#34 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois 103 4
#34 Boston University Massachusetts 49 1
#34 Wake Forest University North Carolina 22 4
#34 The University of Texas at Austin Texas 109 10
#34 University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin 129 9
#42 Northeastern University Massachusetts 47 5
#42 Villanova University Pennsylvania 27 1
#44 University of California-Santa Barbara California 108 4
#44 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Jersey 103 5
#44 Case Western Reserve University Ohio 12 0
#44 Ohio State University-Main Campus Ohio 113 3
#44 Lehigh University Pennsylvania 14 0
#49 University of Maryland-College Park Maryland 89 3
#49 University of Rochester New York 24 3
#49 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Washington 79 6
#52 University of Georgia Georgia 94 1
#52 College of William and Mary Virginia 140 2
#52 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia 36 1
#55 Santa Clara University California 14 0
#55 University of Miami Florida 20 3
#55 The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania 61 7
#55 Purdue University-Main Campus Indiana 54 5
#59 George Washington University D.C. 57 4
#59 Florida State University Florida 82 1
#59 Tulane University of Louisiana Louisiana 30 1
#59 Brandeis University Massachusetts 27 4
#59 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Massachusetts 66 3
#59 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minnesota 68 3
#59 Stony Brook University New York 86 4
#59 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pennsylvania 80 0
#59 Texas A & M University-College Station Texas 131 1
#69 Michigan State University Michigan 45 2
#69 University of California-Merced California 17 0
#72 Syracuse University New York 43 5
#73 University of Connecticut Connecticut 74 3
#73 Howard University D.C. 25 0
#73 Indiana University-Bloomington Indiana 78 3
#73 Rutgers University-Newark New Jersey 33 2
#73 Binghamton University New York 77 5
#73 North Carolina State University at Raleigh North Carolina 67 1
#80 University of California-Riverside California 94 0
#80 Pepperdine University California 12 1
#80 Drexel University Pennsylvania 4 0
#80 Clemson University South Carolina 61 0
#85 University of Delaware Delaware 47 3
#85 New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey 3 0
#85 Fordham University New York 55 1
#85 University at Buffalo New York 70 2
#85 Southern Methodist University Texas 38 0
#90 Yeshiva University New York 10 1
#90 Baylor University Texas 38 0
#90 Texas Christian University Texas 14 1
#90 Gonzaga University Washington 16 0
#90 Marquette University Wisconsin 18 0
#95 American University D.C. 47 1
#95 University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois 34 0
#95 University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri 62 5
#95 Rutgers University--Camden New Jersey 19 0
#95 Rochester Institute of Technology New York 5 0
#100 Auburn University Alabama 40 0
#100 Chapman University California 16 0
#100 University of San Diego California 10 1
#100 Florida International University Florida 75 0
#100 University of South Florida-Main Campus Florida 115 1
#100 University of Iowa Iowa 70 3
#100 Saint Louis University Missouri 20 0
#100 Creighton University Nebraska 13 0
#100 Elon University North Carolina 18 1
#109 University of California-Santa Cruz California 80 3
#109 Loyola Marymount University California 23 0
#109 University of Colorado Boulder Colorado 92 0
#109 Fairfield University Connecticut 9 0
#109 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus New Hampshire 53 1
#109 Temple University Pennsylvania 53 2
#109 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Tennessee 79 0
#116 University of San Francisco California 16 0
#116 Iowa State University Iowa 55 0
#116 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Oklahoma 41 0
#116 University of Oregon Oregon 73 3
#116 Brigham Young University-Provo Utah 61 2
#121 Arizona State University-Tempe Arizona 108 0
#121 University of Arizona Arizona 68 4
#121 University of the Pacific California 7 0
#121 University of Denver Colorado 23 0
#121 University of Central Florida Florida 135 0
#121 Loyola University Chicago Illinois 60 0
#121 SUNY at Albany New York 81 2
#121 University of Dayton Ohio 10 0
#121 University of South Carolina-Columbia South Carolina 69 1
#121 The University of Texas at Dallas Texas 37 0
#121 George Mason University Virginia 95 2
#133 Clark University Massachusetts 24 1
#133 Miami University-Oxford Ohio 41 1
#133 University of Vermont Vermont 55 0
#137 University of Alabama at Birmingham Alabama 30 0
#137 California State University--Long Beach California 148 0
#137 San Diego State University California 113 3
#137 San Jose State University California 29 0
#137 University of Maryland-Baltimore County Maryland 44 1
#137 Clarkson University New York 4 0
#137 St John's University (NY) New York 29 0
#137 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Pennsylvania 8 2
#137 University of Scranton Pennsylvania 9 0
#137 University of Houston Texas 84 0
#137 James Madison University Virginia 70 1
#148 California State University-Los Angeles California 67 1
#148 Catholic University of America D.C. 24 0
#148 Mercer University Georgia 6 0
#148 University of Kansas Kansas 45 1
#148 University of Kentucky Kentucky 50 1
#148 University of Massachusetts-Lowell Massachusetts 29 1
#148 University of Tulsa Oklahoma 5 0
#148 University of Rhode Island Rhode Island 36 0
#156 The University of Alabama Alabama 77 0
#156 California State University-Fullerton California 131 0
#156 Quinnipiac University Connecticut 11 0
#156 Florida A&M University Florida 3 0
#156 Kansas State University Kansas 21 1
#156 University of St Thomas (MN) Minnesota 7 1
#156 Montclair State University New Jersey 42 0
#156 Seton Hall University New Jersey 19 0
#156 CUNY--City College New York 53 0
#156 Oregon State University Oregon 79 2
#156 University of Portland Oregon 11 0
#156 Duquesne University Pennsylvania 18 0
#156 Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia 66 1
#169 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Colorado 75 0
#169 Bradley University Illinois 5 0
#169 DePaul University Illinois 36 0
#169 Butler University Indiana 3 0
#169 Simmons University Massachusetts 14 1
#169 Michigan Technological University Michigan 2 0
#169 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska 31 0
#169 Monmouth University New Jersey 19 0
#169 Touro College New York 1 0
#169 University of North Carolina at Charlotte North Carolina 102 0
#179 University of Louisville Kentucky 37 0
#179 University of Mississippi Mississippi 33 4
#179 CUNY Hunter College New York 42 1
#179 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Ohio 30 1
#179 University of Utah Utah 63 0
#179 Seattle University Washington 5 0
#186 California Lutheran University California 6 0
#186 University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii 30 2
#186 University of Detroit Mercy Michigan 2 0
#186 Wayne State University Michigan 30 1
#186 Texas Tech University Texas 65 1
#191 Samford University Alabama 14 0
#191 University of Arkansas Arkansas 62 0
#191 Florida Atlantic University Florida 44 1
#191 Georgia State University Georgia 40 1
#191 Drake University Iowa 14 0
#191 Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri 10 0
#191 Rowan University New Jersey 56 0
#191 Adelphi University New York 21 0
#191 Hofstra University New York 19 0
#191 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Oklahoma 27 0
#191 Washington State University Washington 77 3
#202 Sacred Heart University Connecticut 18 0
#202 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Louisiana 68 0
#202 University of Massachusetts-Boston Massachusetts 39 0
#202 East Carolina University North Carolina 42 0
#202 Ohio University-Main Campus Ohio 33 0
#202 University of St. Thomas (TX) Texas 2 0
#208 California State University--Fresno California 109 0
#208 California State University-Sacramento California 128 0
#208 University of La Verne California 5 0
#208 University of Idaho Idaho 34 2
#208 Mississippi State University Mississippi 22 0
#208 University of North Carolina at Greensboro North Carolina 70 1
#208 Ohio Northern University Ohio 2 0
#208 Xavier University Ohio 17 0
#208 Willamette University Oregon 7 0
#208 Belmont University Tennessee 2 0
#208 University of North Texas Texas 133 0
#219 Illinois State University Illinois 134 1
#219 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indiana 43 0
#219 University of Nevada-Reno Nevada 34 0
#219 North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina 8 0
#219 University of North Carolina--Wilmington North Carolina 64 0
#219 Gannon University Pennsylvania 6 0
#219 Robert Morris University Pennsylvania 7 0
#227 San Francisco State University California 57 0
#227 Ball State University Indiana 23 0
#227 The New School New York 10 2
#227 Russell Sage College New York 1 0
#227 University of North Dakota North Dakota 12 1
#227 West Chester University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 52 0
#227 University of Texas-San Antonio Texas 90 1
#227 West Virginia University West Virginia 49 2
#236 University of Colorado Denver Colorado 30 0
#236 University of North Florida Florida 43 0
#236 Stetson University Florida 3 0
#236 Bethel University Minnesota 7 0
#236 University of Nevada--Las Vegas Nevada 42 0
#236 University of New Mexico-Main Campus New Mexico 37 0
#236 North Dakota State University-Main Campus North Dakota 13 0
#236 Kent State University at Kent Ohio 51 2
#236 Pacific University Oregon 3 0
#236 Portland State University Oregon 59 0
#236 Chatham University Pennsylvania 4 0
#236 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 18 0
#236 University of Texas-Arlington Texas 79 0
#250 Nova Southeastern University Florida 2 0
#250 Oakland City University Indiana 1 0
#250 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Massachusetts 19 0
#250 University of Missouri--Kansas City Missouri 22 0
#250 New Mexico State University-Main Campus New Mexico 20 0
#250 Pace University-New York New York 9 0
#250 La Salle University Pennsylvania 2 0
#250 South Dakota State University South Dakota 13 0
#250 Lipscomb University Tennessee 4 0
#250 University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Texas 72 0
#250 University of Wyoming Wyoming 28 0
#262 University of Alabama--Huntsville Alabama 28 0
#262 Aurora University Illinois 13 0
#262 University of Maine Maine 28 2
#262 University of New England Maine 1 0
#262 Western New England University Massachusetts 6 0
#262 Andrews University Michigan 2 0
#262 Central Michigan University Michigan 17 2
#262 George Fox University Oregon 6 0
#262 DeSales University Pennsylvania 6 0
#262 University of South Dakota South Dakota 11 0
#262 University of Texas--El Paso Texas 54 0
#262 Seattle Pacific University Washington 7 0
#276 Northern Arizona University Arizona 31 0
#276 Harding University Arkansas 2 0
#276 California Baptist University California 20 0
#276 Regis University Colorado 7 0
#276 University of New Haven Connecticut 5 0
#276 University of St. Francis Illinois 6 0
#276 Marian University (IN) Indiana 6 0
#276 Western Michigan University Michigan 9 0
#276 University of Missouri--St. Louis Missouri 29 0
#276 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Ohio 37 2
#276 Widener University Pennsylvania 3 0
#276 Marymount University Virginia 2 0
#288 Biola University California 6 0
#288 University of Hartford Connecticut 3 0
#288 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Illinois 18 2
#288 University of Indianapolis Indiana 18 1
#288 Wichita State University Kansas 8 1
#288 Arcadia University Pennsylvania 9 0
#288 University of Memphis Tennessee 38 0
#288 Texas State University Texas 111 1
#288 Utah State University Utah 63 0
#288 Shenandoah University Virginia 3 0
#288 University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Wisconsin 49 0
#299 Azusa Pacific University California 4 0
#299 Southern Connecticut State University Connecticut 26 0
#299 Boise State University Idaho 37 0
#299 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Minnesota 3 0
#299 University of Nebraska--Omaha Nebraska 31 2
#299 Utica University New York 4 0
#299 University of Toledo Ohio 13 0
#299 Tennessee Technological University Tennessee 15 0
#299 Concordia University Wisconsin Wisconsin 1 0
#308 Northern Illinois University Illinois 44 1
#308 Oakland University Michigan 36 0
#308 University of Southern Mississippi Mississippi 38 0
#308 Maryville University of Saint Louis Missouri 15 0
#308 Montana State University Montana 34 0
#308 North Carolina Central University North Carolina 11 0
#308 Wilkes University Pennsylvania 10 0
#308 Abilene Christian University Texas 6 0
#308 University of the Incarnate Word Texas 4 0
#317 Xavier University of Louisiana Louisiana 2 0
#317 Morgan State University Maryland 9 2
#317 Ferris State University Michigan 3 0
#317 Kean University New Jersey 47 0
#317 University of Mary North Dakota 4 0
#317 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Pennsylvania 23 0
#317 Prairie View A&M University Texas 10 0
#317 Emory & Henry University Virginia 5 0
#317 Marshall University West Virginia 21 0
#317 Augusta University Georgia 15 0
#328 Georgia Southern University Georgia 40 0
#328 East Tennessee State University Tennessee 44 2
#328 Old Dominion University Virginia 48 0
#328 University of North Texas at Dallas Texas 8 0
#332 University of South Alabama Alabama 20 0
#332 Jacksonville University Florida 7 0
#332 Clark Atlanta University Georgia 5 0
#332 University of Baltimore Maryland 3 0
#332 Mercy University New York 7 0
#332 University of Findlay Ohio 2 0
#332 Point Park University Pennsylvania 4 0
#332 Texas A&M University--Kingsville Texas 10 0
#332 Texas Woman's University Texas 11 0
#332 University of Lynchburg Virginia 7 0
#342 Concordia University -- Irvine California 8 0
#342 University of Northern Colorado Colorado 37 0
#342 Mississippi College Mississippi 11 1
#342 Missouri State University Missouri 48 1
#342 Daemen University New York 1 0
#342 Campbell University North Carolina 6 0
#342 University of Akron Ohio 24 0
#342 Cleveland State University Ohio 28 0
#342 Lincoln Memorial University Tennessee 5 1
#342 University of Texas--Tyler Texas 23 0
#342 Kennesaw State University Georgia 46 0
#353 Jacksonville State University Alabama 14 0
#353 Arkansas State University Arkansas 19 1
#353 University of West Georgia Georgia 33 1
#353 Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville Illinois 42 0
#353 University of Louisiana--Lafayette Louisiana 29 0
#353 University of Michigan--Flint Michigan 13 0
#353 Plymouth State University New Hampshire 17 0
#353 Youngstown State University Ohio 14 2
#353 Trevecca Nazarene University Tennessee 5 0
#353 University of Houston--Clear Lake Texas 46 0
#353 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Puerto Rico 20 0
#353 Pennsylvania Western University Pennsylvania 9 0
#365 Troy University Alabama 12 0
#365 University of Central Arkansas Arkansas 16 1
#365 Indiana State University Indiana 7 0
#365 Northern Kentucky University Kentucky 30 0
#365 University of Louisiana--Monroe Louisiana 24 0
#365 Jackson State University Mississippi 6 0
#365 William Carey University Mississippi 1 0
#365 The University of Montana Montana 32 0
#365 Gardner-Webb University North Carolina 3 0
#365 Liberty University Virginia 477 3
#365 Eastern Washington University Washington 131 0
#376 University of Arkansas--Little Rock Arkansas 32 1
#376 Barry University Florida 5 1
#376 Concordia University-Saint Paul Minnesota 1 0
#376 Belhaven University Mississippi 1 0
#382 University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska 2 0
#382 Grand Canyon University Arizona 166 0
#382 National University California 19 0
#382 University of Colorado--Colorado Springs Colorado 58 0
#382 Palm Beach Atlantic University Florida 6 0
#382 Saint Leo University Florida 6 0
#382 Columbus State University Georgia 12 0
#382 Valdosta State University Georgia 12 0
#382 Idaho State University Idaho 21 1
#382 Chicago State University Illinois 13 0
#382 Concordia University-Chicago Illinois 4 0
#382 Roosevelt University Illinois 7 0
#382 University of New Orleans Louisiana 19 1
#382 Southern University and A&M College Louisiana 6 0
#382 University of Southern Maine Maine 31 0
#382 Wright State University-Main Campus Ohio 21 0
#382 Northeastern State University Oklahoma 10 0
#382 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Oklahoma 1 0
#382 Angelo State University Texas 19 0
#382 Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi Texas 21 0
#382 Dallas Baptist University Texas 6 0
#382 East Texas A&M University Texas 17 0
#382 Houston Christian University Texas 4 0
#382 Lamar University Texas 13 0
#382 Tarleton State University Texas 16 0
#382 Texas Southern University Texas 10 0
#382 Texas Wesleyan University Texas 4 0
#382 Regent University Virginia 12 0
#382 Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus Puerto Rico 3 0
LAC #1 Williams College Massachusetts 30 1
LAC #2 Amherst College Massachusetts 25 2
LAC #3 Claremont McKenna College California 4 0
LAC #3 Pomona College California 12 0
LAC #3 Bowdoin College Maine 12 0
LAC #3 United States Naval Academy Maryland 62 0
LAC #3 Swarthmore College Pennsylvania 15 1
LAC #10 Wellesley College Massachusetts 11 0
LAC #11 United States Air Force Academy Colorado 22 0
LAC #12 Vassar College New York 29 0
LAC #12 Washington and Lee University Virginia 12 0
LAC #14 Wesleyan University Connecticut 31 0
LAC #14 Hamilton College New York 16 0
LAC #16 Grinnell College Iowa 15 4
LAC #16 Carleton College Minnesota 23 0
LAC #16 Davidson College North Carolina 13 1
LAC #19 Barnard College New York 41 2
LAC #19 Middlebury College Vermont 35 3
LAC #21 University of Richmond Virginia 18 0
LAC #22 Colby College Maine 26 0
LAC #22 College of the Holy Cross Massachusetts 31 1
LAC #22 Smith College Massachusetts 28 2
LAC #22 Colgate University New York 27 2
LAC #26 Bates College Maine 19 2
LAC #26 Haverford College Pennsylvania 16 1
LAC #28 Macalester College Minnesota 11 1
LAC #29 Bucknell University Pennsylvania 15 0
LAC #30 Lafayette College Pennsylvania 11 0
LAC #31 Trinity College Connecticut 14 0
LAC #31 Denison University Ohio 11 0
LAC #31 Bryn Mawr College Pennsylvania 13 1
LAC #34 Colorado College Colorado 10 1
LAC #34 Spelman College Georgia 5 0
LAC #34 Mount Holyoke College Massachusetts 11 3
LAC #34 Franklin and Marshall College Pennsylvania 2 1
LAC #38 Occidental College California 8 1
LAC #38 Scripps College California 11 1
LAC #38 Trinity University Texas 12 0
LAC #41 Skidmore College New York 23 3
LAC #41 Kenyon College Ohio 23 3
LAC #44 Pitzer College California 10 0
LAC #44 Wabash College Indiana 12 0
LAC #44 Union College New York 11 0
LAC #47 Connecticut College Connecticut 13 0
LAC #47 Hillsdale College Michigan 42 0
LAC #49 DePauw University Indiana 13 0
LAC #49 St. Olaf College Minnesota 15 0
LAC #49 St. Lawrence University New York 20 0
LAC #49 Rhodes College Tennessee 9 0
LAC #49 The University of the South Tennessee 19 0
LAC #54 Centre College Kentucky 6 0
LAC #54 Dickinson College Pennsylvania 21 0
LAC #54 Gettysburg College Pennsylvania 48 1
LAC #57 Wheaton College (IL) Illinois 11 0
LAC #57 Furman University South Carolina 16 0
LAC #59 Oberlin College Ohio 33 0
LAC #60 Hobart and William Smith Colleges New York 10 0
LAC #60 Reed College Oregon 18 1
LAC #62 Agnes Scott College Georgia 11 1
LAC #62 Lake Forest College Illinois 15 0
LAC #62 Berea College Kentucky 9 1
LAC #62 Gustavus Adolphus College Minnesota 14 0
LAC #62 Muhlenberg College Pennsylvania 16 0
LAC #62 Virginia Military Institute Virginia 40 0
LAC #68 College of St. Benedict Minnesota 4 0
LAC #68 Wofford College South Carolina 16 0
LAC #68 Lawrence University Wisconsin 15 1
LAC #72 Saint Anselm College New Hampshire 11 0
LAC #74 Rollins College Florida 9 1
LAC #74 Principia College Illinois 3 0
LAC #74 Kalamazoo College Michigan 7 0
LAC #74 St. John's University (MN) Minnesota 5 0
LAC #78 Saint Mary's College Indiana 6 0
LAC #78 Hope College Michigan 13 0
LAC #78 Whitman College Washington 9 1
LAC #81 Wheaton College (MA) Massachusetts 21 0
LAC #83 Morehouse College Georgia 2 0
LAC #83 Earlham College Indiana 4 0
LAC #85 Knox College Illinois 8 1
LAC #85 Stonehill College Massachusetts 3 0
LAC #85 Drew University New Jersey 16 0
LAC #85 Allegheny College Pennsylvania 15 0
LAC #85 Susquehanna University Pennsylvania 11 0
LAC #85 Randolph-Macon College Virginia 2 0
LAC #91 Augustana College Illinois 11 0
LAC #91 College of Wooster Ohio 17 0
LAC #91 Juniata College Pennsylvania 3 0
LAC #91 Ursinus College Pennsylvania 9 0
LAC #91 Washington and Jefferson College Pennsylvania 10 0
LAC #91 Southwestern University Texas 3 0
LAC #97 Washington College Maryland 6 0
LAC #97 Lewis & Clark College Oregon 23 0
LAC #97 Austin College Texas 10 0
LAC #100 Hendrix College Arkansas 8 0
LAC #100 Whittier College California 9 0
LAC #100 SUNY College at Geneseo New York 26 0
LAC #100 Lycoming College Pennsylvania 10 0
LAC #100 University of Puget Sound Washington 14 0
LAC #100 Beloit College Wisconsin 3 0
LAC #106 Transylvania University Kentucky 5 0
LAC #106 St. Mary's College of Maryland Maryland 16 0
LAC #106 Pacific Lutheran University Washington 10 0
LAC #109 Westmont College California 11 0
LAC #109 Hanover College Indiana 2 0
LAC #111 Luther College Iowa 8 0
LAC #111 Saint Vincent College Pennsylvania 8 0
LAC #111 Hampden-Sydney College Virginia 25 0
LAC #111 Whitworth University Washington 10 0
LAC #111 Patrick Henry College Virginia 3 0
LAC #116 Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio 14 0
LAC #116 Saint Michael's College Vermont 6 0
LAC #116 Roanoke College Virginia 14 0
LAC #119 Coe College Iowa 9 1
LAC #119 Albion College Michigan 13 0
LAC #119 Meredith College North Carolina 5 0
LAC #119 Christopher Newport University Virginia 28 0
LAC #119 Ripon College Wisconsin 10 0
LAC #119 California State University-Channel Islands California 33 0
LAC #125 Goucher College Maryland 2 0
LAC #125 Emmanuel College Massachusetts 3 0
LAC #128 Cornell College Iowa 12 0
LAC #128 University of Minnesota-Morris Minnesota 7 0
LAC #128 SUNY at Purchase College New York 15 0
LAC #128 University of Mary Washington Virginia 14 0
LAC #132 Eckerd College Florida 3 0
LAC #132 Centenary College of Louisiana Louisiana 1 0
LAC #132 Bennington College Vermont 2 0
LAC #132 Saint Norbert College Wisconsin 15 0
LAC #138 Millsaps College Mississippi 7 0
LAC #138 Truman State University Missouri 15 0
LAC #140 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Massachusetts 5 0
LAC #140 Alcorn State University Mississippi 1 0
LAC #142 Eastern Connecticut State University Connecticut 8 0
LAC #142 Covenant College Georgia 4 0
LAC #142 The College of Idaho Idaho 11 1
LAC #142 Houghton University New York 8 1
LAC #146 Oglethorpe University Georgia 7 0
LAC #146 Gordon College Massachusetts 10 1
LAC #146 Claflin University South Carolina 1 0
LAC #150 Sweet Briar College Virginia 6 0
LAC #150 New College of Florida Florida 4 0
LAC #153 University of Hawaii--Hilo Hawaii 7 0
LAC #154 SUNY Old Westbury New York 23 0
LAC #154 University of North Carolina Asheville North Carolina 26 0
LAC #157 Randolph College Virginia 5 0
LAC #158 Presbyterian College South Carolina 12 0
LAC #160 Salem College North Carolina 1 0
LAC #160 Wittenberg University Ohio 10 0
LAC #160 Albright College Pennsylvania 7 0
LAC #160 University of Virginia's College at Wise Virginia 6 0
LAC #160 University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Puerto Rico 1 0
LAC #165 Bridgewater College Virginia 6 0
LAC #166 Fort Valley State University Georgia 1 0
LAC #168 Lyon College Arkansas 2 0
LAC #168 Cottey College Missouri 3 0
LAC #170 Western Oregon University Oregon 7 0
LAC #172 Brigham Young University-Idaho Idaho 33 0
LAC #172 Guilford College North Carolina 4 0
LAC #172 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Wisconsin 26 0
LAC #176 Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia 6 1
LAC #177 Grambling State University Louisiana 10 0
LAC #178 Tougaloo College Mississippi 6 0
LAC #178 University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Oklahoma 11 1
LAC #180 Alabama State University Alabama 5 0
LAC #181 Bethune-Cookman University Florida 3 0
LAC #181 Warren Wilson College North Carolina 7 1
LAC #181 Bethany College West Virginia 2 0
LAC #184 Williams Baptist University Arkansas 3 0
LAC #184 Fort Lewis College Colorado 6 0
LAC #184 Young Harris College Georgia 10 0
LAC #184 Holy Cross College Indiana 2 0
LAC #184 Indiana University-Southeast Indiana 17 0
LAC #184 Louisiana State University at Alexandria Louisiana 9 0
LAC #184 Lane College Tennessee 1 0
LAC #184 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texas 12 0
LAC #184 Utah Tech University Utah 15 0
LAC #184 Southern Virginia University Virginia 3 1
LAC #184 West Virginia State University West Virginia 6 0
— Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 566 1
— Arizona State University Digital Immersion Arizona 247 0
— American Public University System West Virginia 200 3
— University of Maryland Global Campus Maryland 131 0
— Sam Houston State University Texas 108 0
— Bakersfield College California 97 0
— California State University-Northridge California 96 0
— California State University--San Bernardino California 92 0
— Western Washington University Washington 80 0
— University of North Georgia Georgia 75 0
— California State Polytechnic University-Pomona California 74 1
— California State University-San Marcos California 74 0
— Appalachian State University North Carolina 69 0
— California State University-Stanislaus California 58 0
— Santa Monica College California 58 0
— Metropolitan State University of Denver Colorado 58 0
— The College of New Jersey New Jersey 56 2
— Middle Tennessee State University Tennessee 55 0
— California State University-Bakersfield California 50 0
— College of Charleston South Carolina 49 0
— Western Carolina University North Carolina 45 0
— Sierra College California 44 0
— California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo California 43 0
— Towson University Maryland 43 0
— University of Nebraska at Kearney Nebraska 43 0
— Bridgewater State University Massachusetts 42 0
— Texas A&M University-San Antonio Texas 42 0
— California State University-Dominguez Hills California 41 0
— California State University-Chico California 40 0
— California State University--East Bay California 40 0

Purple: international students are 25% or more of the school's graduates.

Related jobs and pay

OccupationUS employmentMean hourly wageMean annual wage
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,065,210 — $76,320
Managers, All Other 622,190 $73.99 $153,890
History Teachers, Postsecondary 18,790 — $96,580
Historians 3,450 $39.06 $81,240

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Graduate counts: IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education, 2003–2025. Rankings: 2027 U.S. News.