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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

With 735 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #22 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in New Jersey 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the most popular school in New Jersey for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 29% of the history majors at the school.

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#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Out of the 11 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 46% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at Monmouth University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in New Jersey. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 55% are male.

Full History at Rutgers University - Newark Report

#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in history at Rowan, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Camden. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in history at Rutgers Camden, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full History at Seton Hall University Report

With a ranking of #7, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full History at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on History at Ramapo College of New Jersey

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

Read full report on History at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

#8

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

Read full report on History at Montclair State University

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
Pennsylvania 1,235
New York 2,677
Maryland 617
Delaware 68
District of Columbia 258

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Majors Similar to History

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 11 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.

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