What school is best for a history major?

Gettysburg College might be a good safety; Boston College might also be a good reach/target school to look into as well. Although not quite as important I think when it comes to history the atmosphere of the campus (is it in a historical area) should be considered. If you want to spice it up some schools have majors for Marine Archeology which might lead into work through NOAA.

My dad wanted to be a history major, until his teacher told him about how they don’t make a lot of money. If history is your passion, 1. Good choice and 2. That’s what minors are for. Choose what ever major you would like, but you might spend 100k, so make it count.

I am not familiar with colleges that have history majors so I used Ivy assistant:

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Stanford University (Stanford, CA)

University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)

University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)

University of Wisconsin, Madison (Madison, WI)

Williams College (Williamstown, MA)

Amherst College (Amherst, MA)

Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.)

College of William & Mary (Williamsburg, VA)

Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)

New York University (New York, NY)

University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)

University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN)

University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, MD)

University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)

University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)

Emory University (Atlanta, GA)

Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)

Tufts University (Medford, MA)

University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

University of Washington (Seattle, WA)

Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)

Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)

Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)

Calvin University (Grand Rapids, MI)

Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)

Baylor University (Waco, TX)

Seattle Pacific University (Seattle, WA)

The last 5 are Christian schools FYI. I recommend looking up each school and researching the individual programs. Consider location, cost, demographics, and other factors for deciding.

Hope this helps! If you have any more questions about choosing a college LMK!