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2023 Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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 analysis found American Public University System to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

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 fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

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#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate history programs. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate history programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.

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#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate history programs. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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Florida International University ranked #10 on this year’s Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

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Best History Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,063
West Virginia 539
South Carolina 423
Florida 887
Virginia 1,500
Arkansas 246
Mississippi 232
Louisiana 426
Alabama 505
Kentucky 366
Georgia 679
Tennessee 555

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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