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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 546 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado 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

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Our analysis found Adams State University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

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

Read full report on History at Adams State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 13 students majoring in history at UCCS, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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

Read full report on History at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full History at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full History at University of Colorado Boulder Report

University of Northern Colorado 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 #6 on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

Read full report on History at University of Northern Colorado

Best History Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 344
Montana 93
Idaho 219
Wyoming 49

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 6 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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