U.S. News & World Report Ranks History Graduate Program #1 in Nation

March 30, 2021

The magazine U.S. News & World Report released its rankings of the Best Graduate Schools and Programs for 2022, and the History Department was ranked as the #1 History Program in the country!  While rankings don't fully capture the great accomplishments of our History community, we're happy to take a moment to celebrate this great recognition of our program. 

Our full rankings speak to the breadth and strength of our History Program: 

Across campus, graduate programs at UC Berkeley are also ranked highly by U.S. News. Rankings include: 

  • #1 English
  • #1 Sociology
  • #3 Engineering
  • #4 Political Science
  • #4 Public Policy (Goldman School)
  • #7 Business (Haas)
  • #7 Economics
  • #8 Public Health
  • #9 Law

Go Bears, and what a way to welcome the incoming class of 2025! 

For the full 2022 graduate school rankings, visit U.S. News & World Report.