<p>anyone want to throw some names out, or know of a good ranking site?</p>
<p>I would think William and Mary or Univ of Virginia for sure.
What state do you live in?</p>
<p>possibly St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland</p>
<p>y a l e</p>
<p>What kind of history: US (Colonial? Western? Southern? Civil War and Reconstruction? Middle Period? African-American? Native American? Religious? Immigration? Ethnic? Hispanic? Modern? Military? Business? and so on. European (Ancient? Greek? Rome? Medieval? Western Europe? Eastern Europe? Russian?) African (Sub-Shara? Northern Africa? Pre-Colonial? Post-Colonial?) Asian (China? Japan? India? Pakistan? Southeastern Asia?) Latin America (Slavery? Brazil? Spanish-speaking Latin American) Australia.</p>
<p>So what kind of history do you want to study? BTW, because there are so many historians coming out of graduate school there are great history departments everywhere.</p>
<p>Here are the US News graduate program rankings for history departments:</p>
<ol>
<li>Yale</li>
<li>Princeton</li>
<li>UC-Berkeley</li>
<li>Harvard</li>
<li>Stanford</li>
<li>UChicago</li>
<li>Columbia</li>
<li>Michigan</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
</ol>
<p>But don't base your decision solely on rankings. Visit schools, talk to professors, see where you fit in, blah blah blah.</p>
<p>Search</a> - History - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report</p>
<p>And remember, what makes a great department for graduate study does not necessarily make for great undergraduate study. You need to do your homework.</p>
<p>Make sure the department at the schools you apply to are strong in the area of history that interests you. For example, many students are interested in medieval history but many departments have 1 or maybe no professors for whom that is their area of specialization.</p>