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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #27 most popular major in Washington with 32 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Washington.

Our analysis found Eastern Washington University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Washington. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Washington. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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

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Best History Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 330
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 5 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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