2024 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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 Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 68 master's degrees in history to qualified students.

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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

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 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Louisiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

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

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

Top Louisiana Schools for a Master's in History

1

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

14 Annual Graduates

University of Louisiana at Monroe is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in history. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in history from University of Louisiana at Monroe

2

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in history has to take a look at Southeastern Louisiana University. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in history from Southeastern Louisiana 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
Florida	208	71
Georgia	190	49
Virginia	182	234
North Carolina	178	108
Tennessee	166	49
Alabama	151	50
Kentucky	147	32
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	68

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.