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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$18,665 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,235 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the history master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Millersville University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Millersville graduate students pay an average of $11,934 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SRU are $12,659 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at East Stroudsburg University are $11,868 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $11,898 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Pennsylvania. Ship is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Shippensburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ship are $11,970 per year.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Temple are $18,278 a year.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UPenn also made our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.

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#8

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

Villanova not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $25,248 per year.

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#10

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Duquesne are $24,534 a year.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 735
New York 2,677
Maryland 617
Delaware 68
District of Columbia 258

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

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 10 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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