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Most Popular Schools for Public/Applied History Major & Degree Program

A program that focuses on the application of history and administrative skills to the recording of public events and the management of related historical resources. Includes instruction in historical research methods, the planning and administration of public history projects, and applications to specific problems in public organizations, government agencies, foundations, and other facilities.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Brigham Young University-Idaho 21 0% $12,050
2 Salem State University 17 1% $27,384
3 Central Connecticut State University 15 1% $25,869
4 Northern Kentucky University 15 1% $23,244
5 Duquesne University 14 1% $54,364
6 Western Michigan University 11 0% $26,009
7 North Carolina State University at Raleigh 11 0% $23,977
8 Southeast Missouri State University 8 0% $21,570
9 Central Michigan University 8 0% $24,889
10 SUNY Empire State College 5 0% $8,933
11 La Salle University 5 0% $47,110
12 University of North Alabama 5 0% $22,112
13 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus 5 0% $28,595
14 Loyola University Chicago 5 0% $61,328
15 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 4 0% $26,834
16 North Dakota State University-Main Campus 4 0% $22,436
17 Western Washington University 4 0% $24,077
18 University of Massachusetts-Amherst 4 0% $30,913
19 University of South Carolina-Columbia 4 0% $28,301
20 Cairn University-Langhorne 3 1% $40,611
21 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 3 0% $24,915
22 Henderson State University 3 0% $20,996
23 Southern Adventist University 3 0% $34,990
24 University of Richmond 3 0% $67,020
25 Idaho State University 3 0% $21,548
26 East Tennessee State University 3 0% $24,068
27 Eastern Washington University 2 0% $23,011
28 Baldwin Wallace University 2 0% $47,528
29 University of Utah 2 0% $24,472
30 College of Staten Island CUNY 2 0% $32,394
31 Black Hills State University 2 0% $21,211
32 Arkansas Tech University 2 0% $18,785
33 University of Missouri-St Louis 2 0% $24,894
34 St John's University-New York 2 0% $61,408
35 Rhode Island College 1 0% $23,398
36 Georgia Southern University 1 0% $23,014
37 Morningside College 1 0% $45,579
38 University of Southern Mississippi 1 0% $24,048

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Public/Applied History program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.