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Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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2023 Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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In 2020-2021, 275 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in Virginia for history students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

About 25% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full History at Liberty University Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 57% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at George Mason University

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 24
Florida 90
North Carolina 135
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

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 2 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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