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

44 Colleges
$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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

Check out the history master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found California State University - Fullerton to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 40% of the history majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 71% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Sacramento helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 67% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 81% are male.

Full History at California State University - Northridge Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.

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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in history at UC Santa Cruz, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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California State University - East Bay landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 73% are male.

Read full report on History at California State University - East Bay

#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in history at SFSU, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Full History at San Francisco State University Report

Eastern Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 73% are male.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 30% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at University of California - Los Angeles Report

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 26 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).

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