Best Colleges for U.S. History

NulliSecundus
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:29:08 +0000

I’m also looking to major in history, so I’ll just share with you what I’ve heard from talking to professors/recent majors.

Graduate school rankings are pretty much the best you’re going to get as far as undergrad history rankings. As people have been saying though, pretty much any really good school will also have a good history dept. I’ve heard good things about Cornell (which may be really good for you. Large size, D1 athletics, great academics, it’s just in the middle of nowhere (but Ithaca is nice)), UPenn and Columbia (which also could be really good, but in a city). I’ve also heard very good things about the history depts. at UVa and UMich, although those schools have realy big time athletics and I don’t know how serious you are about competing in college.

My personal opinion is that LAC’s might be better for history, but I don’t know your learning style or preferences. I also think that pretyt much anywhere you go you’ll find at satisfactory history dept.