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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

33 Colleges
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #55 most popular major in the country with 4,391 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in the New England Region 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 analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

Of the 218 students majoring in history at SNHU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#2

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Norwich University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the New England Region . Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

Of the 63 students majoring in history at Norwich, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 33 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 53% of the history majors at the school.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 33 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in history at Harvard, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#5

Simmons University

Boston, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Simmons University is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 27 students majoring in history at Simmons, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 68% of the history majors at the school.

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#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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

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Salem State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

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

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#9

Providence College

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #9, Providence College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

Of the 13 students majoring in history at Providence, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 9 students majoring in history at Northeastern, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 188
Connecticut 85
Rhode Island 42
New Hampshire 228
Maine 5
Vermont 71

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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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