2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
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.
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.
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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Plains States 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.
2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in the Plains States Region for history students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Women make up 36% of the history majors at the school.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 34% of the history majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Women make up 67% of the history majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the history majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.
About 55% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 45% are male.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.
About 44% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 56% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 38% of the history majors at the school.
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Iowa State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
Women make up 67% of the history majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, Emporia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.
Of the 6 students majoring in history at ESU, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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Pittsburg State University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.
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Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 219 |
| Minnesota | 398 |
| Iowa | 336 |
| South Dakota | 70 |
| Missouri | 496 |
| Nebraska | 224 |
| North Dakota | 49 |
History Related Majors
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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