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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #26 most popular major in Iowa with 336 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in Iowa for history students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Best History Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 219
Minnesota 398
South Dakota 70
Missouri 496
Nebraska 224
North Dakota 49

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 3 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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