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Largest history programs in Virginia
Virginia history programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 488 |
| 2 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville | Public, 4-year | 149 |
| 3 | George Mason University | Fairfax | Public, 4-year | 116 |
| 4 | William & Mary | Williamsburg | Public, 4-year | 115 |
| 5 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg | Public, 4-year | 82 |
| 6 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | Public, 4-year | 67 |
| 7 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg | Public, 4-year | 44 |
| 8 | Virginia Military Institute | Lexington | Public, 4-year | 44 |
| 9 | Christopher Newport University | Newport News | Public, 4-year | 43 |
| 10 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk | Public, 4-year | 42 |
| 11 | University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg | Public, 4-year | 29 |
| 12 | Hampden-Sydney College | Hampden-Sydney | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 20 |
| 13 | Longwood University | Farmville | Public, 4-year | 20 |
| 14 | Washington and Lee University | Lexington | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 19 |
| 15 | Regent University | Virginia Beach | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 18 |
| 16 | Roanoke College | Salem | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 17 |
| 17 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | Wise | Public, 4-year | 14 |
| 18 | Mary Baldwin University | Staunton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 19 | University of Richmond | University of Richmond | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 11 |
| 20 | Virginia State University | Petersburg | Public, 4-year | 10 |
| 21 | Radford University | Radford | Public, 4-year | 9 |
| 22 | Marymount University | Arlington | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
| 23 | Randolph College | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
| 24 | Virginia Union University | Richmond | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
| 25 | Bridgewater College | Bridgewater | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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