2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best History Master's Degree 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found California State University - Fullerton to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in history at Cal State Fullerton, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 29% of the history majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
Women make up 19% of the history majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
Of the 16 students majoring in history at SDSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.
About 58% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 42% are male.
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California State University - East Bay landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.
Women make up 27% of the history majors at the school.
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San Francisco State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
About 27% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 73% are male.
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Eastern Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.
Women make up 27% of the history majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 10% of the history majors at the school.
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Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 5,392 |
| Washington | 475 |
| Oregon | 342 |
| Hawaii | 68 |
| Nevada | 109 |
| Alaska | 41 |
Majors Related to History
History Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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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