Johns Hopkins UniversityEST. 1876

America’s First Research University

History graduate program ranked among nation’s best

The top of Shriver Hall with the JHU crest on it, behind a flowering tree

The Department of History’s graduate program is number 10 (tied for 10th) in the nation, according to the latest rankings of “Best Graduate Schools” published by U.S. News & World Report.

The program also received high rankings in multiple specialty areas:

  • African American history: No. 3 (tie) *
  • Cultural history: No. 4 (tie) *
  • U.S. Colonial history: No. 5 (tie) *
  • Women’s history: No. 6 (tie) *
  • African history: No. 7 (tie) *
  • European history: No. 7 (tie) *
  • Modern U.S. history: No. 16 (tie) *