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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

With 65 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #23 most popular major in Wisconsin.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee the most popular school in Wisconsin for history students working on their master’s degree. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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

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Out of the 4 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 12 students majoring in history at UW - Madison, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

About 20% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 146
Indiana 79
Ohio 155
Michigan 64

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 4 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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