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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

44 Colleges
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fullerton the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for history students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Of the 25 students majoring in history at Cal State Fullerton, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full History at California State University - Fullerton Report

Out of the 44 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the history majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at California State University - Sacramento Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in history at SDSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full History at San Diego State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 19% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at California State University - Northridge Report

University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 42% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 27% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at Eastern Washington University Report

California State University - East Bay came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 27% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at California State University - East Bay

#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#10

Portland State University

Portland, OR

With a ranking of #10, Portland State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full History at Portland State University Report

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,392
Washington 475
Oregon 342
Nevada 109
Hawaii 68
Alaska 41

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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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