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Best History Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-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 college with a large student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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With a ranking of #7, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. 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

Duquesne University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

With a ranking of #10, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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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