<p>"Fit" and specific research interests notwithstanding, is there a generalized ranking of History of Science PhD programs out there somewhere? (Bonus question: if anyone knows anything about the state of history of science job prospects, especially compared to modern euro/american intellectual history, I'd appreciate that, as well.)</p>
<p>Thanks very much.</p>
<p>I’ve been subscribing to job lists off H-Net for a long time… those kind of jobs, at the moment, are pretty far and few. Like every other subfield unless you’re in non-Western field.</p>
<p>Thanks. Guess it was wishful thinking to imagine a subfield that might be spared…</p>
<p>Any thoughts about the first question?</p>
<p>in terms of rankings, i haven’t seen anything for history of science, much in the same way i haven’t seen ranking for caribbean history or atlantic history or african american history. odd, though, for history of science considering there are many institutions that give the history of science its own department.</p>
<p>the best way to figure out which schools are at “the top” in a subfield that is unranked is to ask your professors in that subfield about which schools have the best reputation. also, look at the credentials of professors whose work you enjoy. do many of them have PhDs from the same school? or, even better, do they teach at the same school?</p>
<p>another method is to look at placement rates of various graduate programs for history of science. do their grad students get tenure-track jobs upon graduation? and do you know where they’re teaching?</p>