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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #23 most popular major in District of Columbia with 73 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in District of Columbia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the most popular school in District of Columbia for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in history at The American University, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full History at American University Report

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the most popular school in District of Columbia for history students working on their master’s degree. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 17 students majoring in history at Georgetown, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 22% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at George Washington University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in history at CUA, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in District of Columbia. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Full History at Howard University Report

Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 477
Pennsylvania 132
Maryland 55
New Jersey 88
Delaware 10

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 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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