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2023 Most Popular Historic Preservation Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Historic Preservation Master's Degree School for You

Historic Preservation is the #212 most popular major in the country with 266 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Historic Preservation Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 41 schools in the United States 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 Historic Preservation program at each school on the list.

Check out the historic preservation master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the most popular school for historic preservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Of the 13 students majoring in historic preservation at Brown, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the United States for historic preservation students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 62% of the historic preservation majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for historic preservation students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 75% of the students majoring in historic preservation at the school are women while 25% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Michigan University is a great place for historic preservation students working on their master’s degree. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

Of the 12 students majoring in historic preservation at Eastern Michigan, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular historic preservation schools in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 10 students majoring in historic preservation at Johns Hopkins, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular historic preservation schools in the United States. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 80% of the historic preservation majors at the school.

Full Historic Preservation at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great place for historic preservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 90% of the historic preservation majors at the school.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 41 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the historic preservation majors at the school.

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Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree historic preservation programs. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

About 88% of the students majoring in historic preservation at the school are women while 13% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for historic preservation students working on their master’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 88% of the students majoring in historic preservation at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Historic Preservation at University of Southern California Report

Historic Preservation by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Historic Preservation is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Historic Preservation

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 28 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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