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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

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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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Eastern Michigan University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college 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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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 8 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly 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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized 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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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 8 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Oakland is a 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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Western Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school 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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#7

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

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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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 533
Ohio 986
Illinois 974
Wisconsin 561

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 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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