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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Texas

36 Colleges
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

With 292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #26 most popular major in Texas.

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The Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in Texas 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 analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in history at SHSU, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Texas. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Women make up 25% of the history majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the history majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

About 38% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 63% are male.

Full History at University of North Texas Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Texas. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in history at UTSA, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Read full report on History at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 47% are male.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

About 63% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full History at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

Texas Southern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 71% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#9

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

Wayland Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the remote town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 43% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at Wayland Baptist University

Best History Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 162
Oklahoma 34
New Mexico 9

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 29 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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