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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Top 14
West Virginia
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
History, General among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Davis & Elkins College
Elkins, WV | 8
(7.5%) |  |  | |
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| | West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, WV | 11
(4.8%) | | | |
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| | Bethany College
Bethany, WV | 7
(4.2%) | | | |
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| | Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV | 24
(3.8%) | |  | |
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| | Concord University
Athens, WV | 12
(3.4%) | | | |
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| | Wheeling Jesuit University
Wheeling, WV | 6
(2.5%) |  | | |
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| | American Public University System
Charles Town, WV | 21
(2.1%) |  | | |
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| | Marshall University
Huntington, WV | 29
(2.0%) | | | |
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| | West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV | 68
(1.8%) |  | - | |
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| | Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV | 8
(1.2%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.