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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

44 Colleges
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fullerton the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for history students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

About 40% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 60% are male.

Read full report on History at California State University - Fullerton

Out of the 44 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in history at Cal State LA, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in history at Sac State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in history at CSUN, 81% are male and 19% are female.

Full History at California State University - Northridge Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on History at San Diego State University

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 58% of the history majors at the school.

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California State University - East Bay came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in history at Cal State East Bay, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Full History at California State University - East Bay Report

Eastern Washington University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in history at EWU, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at San Francisco State University Report

University of California - Los Angeles landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 30% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 70% are male.

Read full report on History at University of California - Los Angeles

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 330
Washington 32
Oregon 14
Nevada 10
Hawaii 3

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 26 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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