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Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best History Graduate Certificate School for You

History is the #31 most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 36% are male.

Read full report on History at Columbia University in the City of New York

#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full History at SUNY Empire State College Report

#3

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Staten Island, CSI is a public school with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Full History at New York University Report

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate history programs. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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#6

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.

Full History at University at Albany Report

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate history programs. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,235
New York 2,677
Maryland 617
New Jersey 735
District of Columbia 258
Delaware 68

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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