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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$18,665 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for history majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Millersville University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Millersville are $11,934 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SRU are $12,659 a year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

East Stroudsburg University graduate students pay an average of $11,868 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.

Full History at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ship are $11,970 a year.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#8

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

Villanova also made our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year.

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#10

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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Duquesne are $24,534 a year.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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.

  • 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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