2025 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Vermont

a master's degree in history is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #51 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Vermont ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 101 master's degrees in history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to history students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of history students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt history students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized history related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for history students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank History Schools

The history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best History Master's Degree Schools in Vermont.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study History in Vermont

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in history.

Top Vermont Schools for a Master's in History

1

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

3 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in history needs to look into University of Vermont. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in history from University of Vermont

2

Norwich University
Northfield, VT

98 Annual Graduates

$53,266 Median Starting Salary

Norwich University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in history. Located in the rural area of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the history program make about $53,266 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a master’s in history from Norwich University

Best History Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best History Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	152
Connecticut	153	71
Rhode Island	127	37
New Hampshire	108	225
Maine	90	2

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to History

History is one of 0 different types of History programs to choose from.

History Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General History	60
Military History	41

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.