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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$19,200 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 477 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools

#1

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Cortland the best value school in New York for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

SUNY Cortland graduate students pay an average of $13,055 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehman College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Lehman is a large public school located in the city of Bronx.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lehman are $11,570 a year.

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#3

Queens College

Queens, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Queens College is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at QC are $11,612 per year.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 17 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.

Full History at Stony Brook University Report

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $14,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The City College of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCNY are $11,402 per year.

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#7

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport 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 Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

SUNY Brockport graduate students pay an average of $12,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.

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#8

University at Albany

Albany, NY

With a ranking of #8, University at Albany did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their master’s degree. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAlbany are $13,535 per year.

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#10

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Buffalo State graduate students pay an average of $12,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 132
Maryland 55
New Jersey 88
District of Columbia 73
Delaware 10

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Majors Similar to History

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 17 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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