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A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration.
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| A major in History, General is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
most degrees awarded
of History, General among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA | 539
(7.7%) |  |  |
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| | Rutgers University - New Brunswick-Piscataway
New Brunswick, NJ | 284
(5.1%) |  | |
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| | University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX | 281
(3.3%) | |  |
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| | University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI | 264
(4.3%) | | |
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| | University of Florida
Gainesville, FL | 263
(3.1%) |  | |
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| | University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA | 220
(6.5%) | | |
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| | The Ohio State University - Columbus Campus
Columbus, OH | 212
(2.5%) | | |
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| | Brigham Young University
Provo, UT | 210
(3.0%) |  | |
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| | Yale University
New Haven, CT | 203
(14.8%) | |  |
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| | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI | 192
(3.2%) | | |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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