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2023 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #56 most popular major in Kentucky with 39 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best History Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Master's in History

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Our analysis found University of Louisville to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kentucky. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Kentucky. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Kentucky. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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#5

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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