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2023 Best History Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #55 in the country. In fact 4,391 degrees and certificates were handed out 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best History Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the history master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in the Far Western US Region for history students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Washington State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree history programs. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree history programs. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

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Best History Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 330
Washington 32
Oregon 14
Nevada 10
Hawaii 3

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

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