2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best History Master's Degree 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.
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The Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 379 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in History
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the United States for history students working on their master’s degree. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
Of the 218 students majoring in history at SNHU, 45% are male and 55% are female.
Out of the 379 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 2 spot on the list. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
Women make up 25% of the history majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 47% of the history majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 135 students majoring in history at ASU - Skysong, 58% are male and 42% are female.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pace University - New York is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 42% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 58% are male.
Norwich University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.
Of the 63 students majoring in history at Norwich, 68% are male and 32% are female.
Ashland University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 47% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 53% are male.
Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 53% of the history majors at the school.
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 64% of the history majors at the school.
New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.
Harvard University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 42 students majoring in history at Harvard, 57% are male and 43% are female.
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.
About 36% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 64% are male.
Full History at Missouri State University - Springfield Report
Sam Houston State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 34 students majoring in history at SHSU, 56% are male and 44% are female.
With a ranking of #14, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. UNK is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kearney.
About 34% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 66% are male.
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With a ranking of #14, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
Of the 29 students majoring in history at GMU, 41% are male and 59% are female.
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 64% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 36% are male.
Simmons University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 27 students majoring in history at Simmons, 15% are male and 85% are female.
California State University - Fullerton came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 60% are male.
Read full report on History at California State University - Fullerton
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.
Women make up 56% of the history majors at the school.
Full History at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report
California State University - Los Angeles came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Of the 24 students majoring in history at Cal State LA, 71% are male and 29% are female.
Full History at California State University - Los Angeles Report
With a ranking of #21, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 68% of the history majors at the school.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 50% are male.
Read full report on History at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
With a ranking of #23, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 33% are male.
Read full report on History at University of Missouri - St Louis
California State University - Sacramento landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.
Of the 21 students majoring in history at Sac State, 67% are male and 33% are female.
Full History at California State University - Sacramento Report
Texas State University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.
Women make up 25% of the history majors at the school.
Rest of the Top Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 379 different United States history schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Monroe, LA |
| 48 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 48 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
| 48 | The University of West Florida | Pensacola, FL |
| 48 | Salem State University | Salem, MA |
| 56 | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 56 | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN |
| 56 | Monmouth University | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 56 | Providence College | Providence, RI |
| 56 | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 56 | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 56 | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 56 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 56 | University of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
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 Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | St John’s University - New York | Queens, NY |
| 65 | University of Missouri - Kansas City | Kansas City, MO |
| 65 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
| 65 | University of California - Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA |
| 65 | Bowling Green State University - Main Campus | Bowling Green, OH |
| 65 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 71 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 71 | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI |
| 71 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA |
| 71 | California State University - East Bay | Hayward, CA |
| 71 | Rutgers University - Newark | Newark, NJ |
| 71 | Eastern Washington University | Cheney, WA |
| 71 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 71 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
| 71 | Eastern Illinois University | Charleston, IL |
| 71 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 71 | University of West Georgia | Carrollton, GA |
| 71 | Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean | San Juan, PR |
| 71 | Fort Hays State University | Hays, KS |
History by Region
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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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