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2023 Best History Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

With 88 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #50 most popular major in New Jersey.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best History Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Jersey 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Top New Jersey Schools for a Master's in History

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monmouth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in New Jersey. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

Full History at Rutgers University - Newark Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

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Rutgers University - Camden landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree history programs. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

With a ranking of #7, Seton Hall University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

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Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 477
Pennsylvania 132
Maryland 55
District of Columbia 73
Delaware 10

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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