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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

45 Colleges
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #23 most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Southwest Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular school in the Southwest Region for history students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

Women make up 44% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at Sam Houston State University Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 75% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

About 44% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in history at UNT, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Women make up 53% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

Women make up 47% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at University of Central Oklahoma Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Of the 15 students majoring in history at Texas Tech, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 10 students majoring in history at ASU - Tempe, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in history at UT Dallas, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 640
Texas 2,312
New Mexico 115
Oklahoma 242

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 25 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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