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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

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Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

With 108 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #23 most popular major in Missouri.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Missouri 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 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in Missouri for history students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 21 students majoring in history at UMSL, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in history at UMKC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in history at UCM, 63% are male and 38% are female.

Full History at University of Central Missouri Report

#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in history at SLU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL 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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#7

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, MO

Lincoln University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. LU Missouri is a small public school located in the city of Jefferson City.

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

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 2 students majoring in history at Mizzou, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Northwest Missouri State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

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Southeast Missouri State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

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Best History Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 35
Minnesota 29
Iowa 11
North Dakota 5
Nebraska 47
South Dakota 3

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 11 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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