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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

45 Colleges
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Southwest 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular school in the Southwest Region for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 42% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at Arizona State University - Skysong

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at Sam Houston State University

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 45 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

About 25% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 75% are male.

Read full report on History at Texas State University

Out of the 45 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 56% are male.

Read full report on History at The University of Texas at Arlington

Out of the 45 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

Of the 16 students majoring in history at UNT, 63% are male and 38% are female.

Read full report on History at University of North Texas

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 53% of the history majors at the school.

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at University of Central Oklahoma

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in history at Texas Tech, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Read full report on History at Texas Tech University

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in history at ASU - Tempe, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on History at Arizona State University - Tempe

With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

Of the 8 students majoring in history at UT Dallas, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full History at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

Best History Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,312
Arizona 640
Oklahoma 242
New Mexico 115

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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