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

27 Colleges
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,677 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in New York 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.

Our analysis found Pace University - New York to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 42% of the history majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in history at Columbia, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 50 students majoring in history at NYU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in New York. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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

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#5

Queens College

Queens, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Queens College is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. QC is a large public school located in the city of Queens.

Women make up 81% of the history majors at the school.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#7

University at Albany

Albany, NY

With a ranking of #7, University at Albany did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

About 43% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 57% are male.

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St John’s University - New York ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

Read full report on History at St John’s University - New York

With a ranking of #9, The City College of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 56% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at The City College of New York Report

#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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

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Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 735
Pennsylvania 1,235
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 27 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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