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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #23 most popular major in Louisiana with 426 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana.

Our 2023 rankings named Southeastern Louisiana University the most popular school in Louisiana for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full History at Southeastern Louisiana University Report

Our analysis found University of Louisiana at Monroe to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

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

Full History at University of Louisiana at Monroe Report

#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of New Orleans helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Louisiana. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Women make up 69% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at University of New Orleans

Out of the 7 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

About 63% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full History at Louisiana Tech University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

About 63% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 38% are male.

Read full report on History at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

With a ranking of #7, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full History at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,063
West Virginia 539
Florida 887
Virginia 1,500
Arkansas 246
Mississippi 232
South Carolina 423
Tennessee 555
Alabama 505
Kentucky 366
Georgia 679

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 7 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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