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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

63 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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

Our analysis found Pace University - New York to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 120 students majoring in history at Pace University, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 50% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 63 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 4 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 28 students majoring in history at The Graduate Center, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full History at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

Of the 19 students majoring in history at SRU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

American University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 76% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 24% are male.

Full History at American University Report

#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 47% are male.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#8

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. QC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Queens.

Of the 16 students majoring in history at QC, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#10

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #10, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full History at University at Buffalo Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Princeton University Princeton, NJ
12 University at Albany Albany, NY

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 477
Pennsylvania 132
Maryland 55
New Jersey 88
District of Columbia 73
Delaware 10

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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