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2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best History Graduate Certificate School for You

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in history at Columbia, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in history at SUNY Empire, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#3

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at College of Staten Island CUNY helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Staten Island, CSI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in history at CSI, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#6

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate history programs. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 477
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 9 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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