2024 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Florida

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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 71 master's degrees in history to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great History School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of history for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality history program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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.

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

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on history students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for history to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized history related body.

Our full 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Florida.

 

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

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

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in History

1

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

10 Annual Graduates

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

2

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in history has to look into University of South Florida - Main Campus. USF Tampa is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tampa.More information about a master’s in history from University of South Florida - Main Campus

3

Florida International University
Miami, FL

8 Annual Graduates

Florida International University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in history. FIU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Miami.More information about a master’s in history from Florida International University

4

University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL

6 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in history has to check out University of North Florida. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in history from University of North Florida

5

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

6 Annual Graduates

UCF is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando.More information about a master’s in history from University of Central Florida

6

Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL

4 Annual Graduates

FGCU is a large public university located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.More information about a master’s in history from Florida Gulf Coast University

7

The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in history from The University of West Florida

8

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

6 Annual Graduates

FAU is a very large public university located in the small city of Boca Raton.More information about a master’s in history from Florida Atlantic University

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
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
Arkansas	121	18
West Virginia	112	197

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History Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the History area of study, History has other similar majors worth exploring.

History Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General History	70
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	1

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.