2023 Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best History Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 32,731 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for history majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best History Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in the Southeast Region for history students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southeast Region . GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
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University of Louisville ranked #6 on this year’s Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.
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University of West Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate history programs. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the town of Carrollton.
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Liberty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
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With a ranking of #10, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their graduate certificate. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
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Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,063 |
| West Virginia | 539 |
| Mississippi | 232 |
| South Carolina | 423 |
| Florida | 887 |
| Virginia | 1,500 |
| Arkansas | 246 |
| Alabama | 505 |
| Kentucky | 366 |
| Georgia | 679 |
| Tennessee | 555 |
| Louisiana | 426 |
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History Related Rankings by Major
History Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Majors Similar to History
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.
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