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2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best History Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 188 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Read full report on History at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Out of the 2 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full History at Salem State University Report

Best History Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island 42
Connecticut 85
New Hampshire 228
Maine 5
Vermont 71

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 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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