2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best History Graduate Certificate School for You
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 60 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the history graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the 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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Out of the 60 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 64% of the history majors at the school.
Out of the 60 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
About 25% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 75% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the United States. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
Women make up 57% of the history majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in history at UT Arlington, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 67% are male.
Read full report on History at Ohio University - Athens Campus
With a ranking of #8, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their graduate certificate. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
Of the 5 students majoring in history at BGSU, 40% are male and 60% are female.
On average, history graduates from BGSU take out $20,128 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate history programs. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in history at Minnesota State Mankato, 80% are male and 20% are female.
Sam Houston State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in history at SHSU, 75% are male and 25% are female.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools award.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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