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Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best History Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,281 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the most popular school in Massachusetts for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Salem State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Massachusetts. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

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Best History Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 672
Maine 148
Rhode Island 234
Connecticut 514
Vermont 190

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 2 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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