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2023 Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 32,731 people earned a degree or certificate in history, making the major the #31 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online history graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Of the 47 students majoring in history at American Military University, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for history students working on their online graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

About 25% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 57% of the history majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in history at Minnesota State Mankato, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in history at SHSU, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for history students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.

Women make up 67% of the history majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Maranatha Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their online graduate certificate. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Watertown.

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#8

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • 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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