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2023 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 132 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best History Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #8 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #10 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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