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2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best History Graduate Certificate School for You

History is the #25 most popular major in the country with 4,391 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the history graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Arlington to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 14% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great place for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Tulsa is a great place for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the history majors at the school.

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#4

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western New Mexico University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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Best History Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 162
Texas 292
Oklahoma 34
New Mexico 9

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 8 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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