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2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best History Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #31 in the country. In fact 32,731 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southeast 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 American Public University System the most popular school in the Southeast Region for history students working on their graduate certificate. 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 graduate certificate. 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.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Southeast Region . GMU is a fairly large public school located in the 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 Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at East Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Southeast Region . ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

Of the 3 students majoring in history at ETSU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on History at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their graduate certificate. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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

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University of Alabama in Huntsville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Huntsville, UAH is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of North Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 679
Virginia 1,500
North Carolina 1,063
Florida 887
Tennessee 555
Kentucky 366
South Carolina 423
Louisiana 426
Arkansas 246
Alabama 505
Mississippi 232
West Virginia 539

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 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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