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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,500 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

With 108 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #23 most popular major in Missouri.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in History

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best value school in Missouri for history students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

Read full report on History at University of Missouri - Columbia

Out of the 3 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMKC are $11,745 a year.

Full History at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $12,528 per year.

Full History at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

Best Value History Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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