2024 Best Public/Applied History Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Public/Applied History is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #613 out of the 1172 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of public/applied history. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 master's degrees in public/applied history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public/Applied History School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of public/applied history for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality public/applied history program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public/applied history students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public/applied history students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public/applied history related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public/Applied History Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public/Applied History in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public/applied history.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Public/Applied History

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

North Carolina State University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in public/applied history. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a master’s in public/applied history from North Carolina State University

2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public/applied history. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia.More information about a master’s in public/applied history from University of South Carolina - Columbia

3

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in public/applied history has to look into Northern Kentucky University. NKU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights.More information about a master’s in public/applied history from Northern Kentucky University

Best Public/Applied History Colleges by State

Explore the best public/applied history colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	334	7
Kentucky	268	9
South Carolina	260	8
Alabama	258	2

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Public/Applied History Related Rankings by Major

Public/Applied History is one of 8 different types of History programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General History	833
Military History	46
Other History	21
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	4

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.