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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

29 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Plains States 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at Missouri State University - Springfield

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kearney.

Women make up 34% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at University of Nebraska at Kearney Report

Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full History at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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

Read full report on History at University of Missouri - Kansas City

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 45% are male.

Read full report on History at Fort Hays State University

University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 56% are male.

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University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

Women make up 38% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at University of Central Missouri

Emporia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in history at ESU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full History at Emporia State University Report

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Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

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

Read full report on History at Pittsburg State University

With a ranking of #8, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full History at Iowa State University Report

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 108
Minnesota 29
Iowa 11
Kansas 35
Nebraska 47
North Dakota 5
South Dakota 3

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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