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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

With 50 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #29 most popular major in Colorado.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado 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.

#1

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Our analysis found Adams State University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 13 students majoring in history at UCCS, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Full History at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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

Read full report on History at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Northern Colorado ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

Full History at University of Northern Colorado Report

Best History Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 26
Montana 14
Idaho 19
Wyoming 1

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 6 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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