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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in New York

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 477 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in New York 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Women make up 42% of the history majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in history at Columbia, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 27 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 64% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#5

Queens College

Queens, NY

Out of the 27 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the # 5 spot on the list. QC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Queens.

Women make up 81% of the history majors at the school.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#7

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

About 43% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 57% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ 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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The City College of New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 56% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at The City College of New York

#10

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a large student population.

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

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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
Pennsylvania 132
Maryland 55
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 27 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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