2024 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 18 master's degrees in history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best History Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

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

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

Top Arkansas Schools for a Master's in History

1

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

3 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Arkansas if you wish to pursue a master's degree in history. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville.More information about a master’s in history from University of Arkansas

2

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

4 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in history. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in history from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	71
Georgia	190	49
Virginia	182	234
North Carolina	178	108
Tennessee	166	49
Alabama	151	50
Kentucky	147	32
Louisiana	147	68
South Carolina	146	35
Mississippi	145	19
West Virginia	112	197

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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	18

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.