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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General History

368 Colleges in the United States
2,886 Master's Degrees
If you pursue a master's degree in general history, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #57 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 368 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of general history. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,886 master's degrees in general history during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General History School for Your Master's Degree

Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General History Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in general history matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General History ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for general history, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank General History Schools

Associate Degrees in General History
Bachelor's Degrees in General History
Doctor's Degrees in General History
Overall Popularity in General History

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for general history.


 

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for general history students seeking a a master's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Most Well Attended Schools for General History Students Working on Their Master's

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175 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NH
#2 Best Quality In NH

Southern New Hampshire University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in general history. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in general history in New Hampshire.

There were approximately 175 general history students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general history from Southern New Hampshire University

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
122 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In VA
#8 Best Quality In VA

Liberty University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in general history. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #8 in quality for master's degrees in general history in Virginia.

There were roughly 122 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.

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113 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In WV
#1 Best Quality In WV

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general history needs to check out American Public University System. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general history in West Virginia.

There were about 113 general history students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general history from American Public University System

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76 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In AZ
#1 Best Quality In AZ

Arizona State University - Skysong is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in general history. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general history in Arizona.

There were roughly 76 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
60 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CT
#1 Best Quality In CT

Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general history in Connecticut.

There were roughly 60 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

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55 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

There were about 55 general history students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general history from Pace University - New York

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43 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In NY
#1 Best Quality In NY

Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general history in New York.

There were approximately 43 general history students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general history from Columbia University in the City of New York

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38 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NE
#1 Best Quality In NE

UNK is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Kearney. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general history in Nebraska.

There were approximately 38 general history students who graduated with this degree at UNK in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general history from University of Nebraska at Kearney

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New York University
New York, NY
38 Annual Master's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In NY
#2 Best Quality In NY

Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in general history in New York.

There were roughly 38 general history students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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32 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CA
#10 Best Quality In CA

Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public university with a very large student population.

There were approximately 32 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal State Fullerton in the most recent year we have data available.

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Norwich University
Northfield, VT
30 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In VT
#1 Best Quality In VT

Norwich is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Northfield. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general history in Vermont.

There were roughly 30 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at Norwich in the most recent year we have data available.

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30 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In VA
#5 Best Quality In VA

GMU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in general history in Virginia.

There were approximately 30 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general history from George Mason University

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
27 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MA
#1 Best Quality In MA

Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general history in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 27 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general history from Harvard University

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
25 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In TX
#12 Best Quality In TX

Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a very large student population.

There were about 25 general history students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general history from Texas State University

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Queens College
Queens, NY
24 Annual Master's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In NY
#4 Best Quality In NY

Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in general history in New York.

There were roughly 24 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general history from Queens College

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
23 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NJ
#1 Best Quality In NJ

Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general history in New Jersey.

There were about 23 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year.

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22 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MA
#5 Best Quality In MA

Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in general history in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 22 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at Simmons in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general history from Simmons University

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21 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MO
#4 Best Quality In MO

Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in general history in Missouri.

There were approximately 21 general history students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general history from Missouri State University - Springfield

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17 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MO
#3 Best Quality In MO

UMSL is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in general history in Missouri.

There were roughly 17 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general history from University of Missouri - St Louis

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17 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In NJ
#6 Best Quality In NJ

Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for master's degrees in general history in New Jersey.

There were roughly 17 general history students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent year we have data available.

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16 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In CA
#15 Best Quality In CA

Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 16 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general history from California State University - Northridge

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16 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In LA
#5 Best Quality In LA

Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in general history in Louisiana.

There were roughly 16 general history students who graduated with this degree at UNO in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general history from University of New Orleans

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16 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In PA
#4 Best Quality In PA

SRU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Slippery Rock. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in general history in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 16 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general history from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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16 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In CA
#22 Best Quality In CA

Cal State LA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.

There were about 16 general history individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal State LA in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general history from California State University - Los Angeles

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16 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In TX
#14 Best Quality In TX

Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public university with a very large student population.

There were approximately 16 general history students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general history from Sam Houston State University

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA

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American University
Washington, DC
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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
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Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General History badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 368 different United States general history schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
46 University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA
46 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
46 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
46 George Washington University Washington, DC

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General History award.

Rank College Location
58 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
58 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
58 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN
58 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
58 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
58 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
58 The City College of New York New York, NY
58 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
58 Florida International University Miami, FL
58 Providence College Providence, RI
58 Illinois State University Normal, IL
58 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
58 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
58 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
72 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
72 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
72 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
72 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
72 Worcester State University Worcester, MA
72 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
72 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
72 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
72 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
72 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
72 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
72 Auburn University Auburn, AL

General History by Region

View the Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General History for a specific region near you.

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

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One of 7 majors within the History area of study, General History has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Military History 93
Public/Applied History 67
Other History 66
American History (United States) 59
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 30
European History 1

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