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Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #20 most popular major in Maryland with 617 degrees and certificates awarded 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.

The Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland 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.

Check out the history master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the most popular school in Maryland for history students working on their master’s degree. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 64% of the history majors at the school.

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#3

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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

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#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Morgan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Maryland. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 735
Pennsylvania 1,235
New York 2,677
Delaware 68
District of Columbia 258

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 5 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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