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2023 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #40 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,235 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best History Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the history master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree history programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #9, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree history programs. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,677
Maryland 617
New Jersey 735
District of Columbia 258
Delaware 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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