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2023 Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 4,391 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 79% are male.

Full History at American Public University System Report

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at Liberty University Report

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in history at GMU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a great place for history students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.

Full History at Citadel Military College of South Carolina Report

Explore the most popular online history schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 24
Florida 90
North Carolina 135
Virginia 275
Tennessee 73
Georgia 60
South Carolina 39
Louisiana 78
West Virginia 249
Kentucky 39
Arkansas 25
Alabama 64

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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 4 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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