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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #54 most popular major in South Carolina with 39 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in South Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

Our 2023 rankings named College of Charleston the most popular school in South Carolina for history students working on their master’s degree. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 78% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full History at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#3

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Winthrop University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the history majors at the school.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 20% of the history majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. The Citadel is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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

Read full report on History at Citadel Military College of South Carolina

#6

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

With a ranking of #6, Converse College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spartanburg.

Read full report on History at Converse College

#7

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 275
Florida 90
Georgia 60
North Carolina 135
Tennessee 73
Kentucky 39
Louisiana 78
Alabama 64
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 25
West Virginia 249

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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