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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

11 Colleges
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #25 most popular major in Missouri with 496 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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Missouri 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Of the 36 students majoring in history at Missouri State, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 21 students majoring in history at UMSL, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in history at UMKC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Missouri is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in history at SLU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

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#7

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, MO

Lincoln University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. LU Missouri is a small public school located in the city of Jefferson City.

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

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Of the 2 students majoring in history at Mizzou, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Southeast Missouri State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

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Northwest Missouri 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 #9 on the list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

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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
Iowa 336
South Dakota 70
Nebraska 224
North Dakota 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 11 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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