2023 Most Popular 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 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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the history graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular 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.
About 21% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 79% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 25% of the history majors at the school.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
Of the 7 students majoring in history at GMU, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. ETSU is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City.
About 67% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Virginia Tech ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.
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University of Louisville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.
Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.
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University of North Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Huntsville, UAH is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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| 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 |
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 23 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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