2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,500 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Master's Degree Colleges.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in History
Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $12,514 per year.
JMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.
Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.
University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means William & Mary is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William & Mary are $16,618 per year.
William & Mary not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
Old Dominion 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 #6 on the list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.
George Mason University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.
Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value History Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,063 |
| West Virginia | 539 |
| South Carolina | 423 |
| Florida | 887 |
| Arkansas | 246 |
| Mississippi | 232 |
| Tennessee | 555 |
| Louisiana | 426 |
| Alabama | 505 |
| Kentucky | 366 |
| Georgia | 679 |
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Majors Related to History
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 8 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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