2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Michigan
Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You
History is the #26 most popular major in Michigan with 614 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Michigan 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 Michigan
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a master's degree.
Most Popular Michigan Schools for a Master's in History
Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Michigan University the most popular school in Michigan for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.
About 36% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 64% are male.
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Out of the 8 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 40% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.
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Out of the 8 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
Of the 5 students majoring in history at U-M, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Michigan. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
Of the 4 students majoring in history at Oakland, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in history at WMU, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Madonna University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.
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Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 533 |
| Ohio | 986 |
| Illinois | 974 |
| Wisconsin | 561 |
History Related Majors
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 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.