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Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 986 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Ohio to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

#1

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Our analysis found Ashland University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Ohio. Located in the town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in history at Ashland, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

About 50% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in history at Miami University - Oxford, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 17% of the history majors at the school.

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#7

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in history at Youngstown State University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo 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. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in history at University of Toledo, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Women make up 67% of the history majors at the school.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 533
Michigan 614
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 13 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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