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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in California

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #66 most popular major in California with 330 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. 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.

The Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fullerton the most popular school in California for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in history at Cal State Fullerton, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full History at California State University - Fullerton Report

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 California. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 29% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at California State University - Los Angeles Report

Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the # 3 spot on the list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at California State University - Sacramento Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 16 students majoring in history at SDSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full History at San Diego State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Women make up 19% of the history majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

About 58% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 42% are male.

Read full report on History at University of California - Santa Cruz

#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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

Full History at San Francisco State University Report

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

Women make up 27% of the history majors at the school.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in history at UC Irvine, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in history at UCLA, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Full History at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Best History Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 32
Oregon 14
Nevada 10
Hawaii 3

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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