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2023 Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best History Graduate Certificate School for You

History is the #55 most popular major in the country with 4,391 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the history graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best History Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in the Southeast Region for history students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for history students working on their graduate certificate. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southeast Region . VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

With a ranking of #8, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their graduate certificate. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.

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#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

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Best History Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 275
Florida 90
Georgia 60
North Carolina 135
Tennessee 73
Kentucky 39
Louisiana 78
Alabama 64
South Carolina 39
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 25
West Virginia 249

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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