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Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 249 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in West Virginia 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.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on History at American Public University System

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 63% of the history majors at the school.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.

Women make up 25% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at Marshall University

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges 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
South Carolina 39
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 25

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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