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The Best Undergraduate History Programs in the United States

Are you interested in earning a Bachelor’s Degree in History, or do you teach a student or know someone who is interested? If you want the opportunity to go far with a degree in history, consider attending a university or college with a top-ranked history department.

The following schools are top-ranked when it comes to their department of history and their undergraduate history programs, according to a 2009 ranking by U.S. News and World Report. Even if you are a history professor, this list could offer insight into where the top professors go to teach.

Many of these schools are also coincidentally among the top-ranked universities in the nation. Earning a degree or teaching at one of these prestigious colleges would be an honor and a privilege for anyone who loves the subject of history.

1. Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.

2. Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.

3. University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California.

4. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

5. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

6. University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

7. Columbia University, New York, New York.

8. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

9. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

10. University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

To learn about what you need to do to qualify for admittance to one of these universities, visit the admissions section located on each college’s corresponding website. You can also find information about how to receive financial aid and scholarships for tuition and board payment in the admissions section, as well.

Carrie Oakley is editor and writer for Online Universities. She likes to write articles about many topics of interest, including education and career planning.