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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

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Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #22 most popular major in Maryland with 55 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maryland 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 University of Maryland - College Park the most popular school in Maryland for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in history at UMCP, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on History at University of Maryland - College Park

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 36% are male.

Read full report on History at Johns Hopkins University

#3

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Salisbury University is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

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

Read full report on History at Salisbury University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly 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 University of Maryland - Baltimore County

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Morgan State University is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 477
Pennsylvania 132
New Jersey 88
District of Columbia 73
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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