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2023 Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 4,391 people earned a degree or certificate in history, making the major the #55 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

About 21% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 79% are male.

Full History at American Public University System Report

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 25% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at Liberty University Report

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the United States. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Of the 7 students majoring in history at GMU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full History at George Mason University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 80% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the United States. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full History at Sam Houston State University Report

#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for history students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

Of the 3 students majoring in history at SUNY Empire, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Maranatha Baptist University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate history programs. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Watertown.

Full History at Maranatha Baptist University Report

#8

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

Full History at Western New Mexico University Report

Citadel Military College of South Carolina came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.

Full History at Citadel Military College of South Carolina Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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