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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

6 Colleges
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #27 most popular major in Colorado with 546 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado 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.

#1

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Our analysis found Adams State University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

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

Full History at Adams State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 38% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Of the 7 students majoring in history at Colorado State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full History at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full History at University of Colorado Boulder Report

University of Northern Colorado landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

Read full report on History at University of Northern Colorado

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 344
Idaho 219
Montana 93
Wyoming 49

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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