2025 Best History Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

History is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #51 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best History Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 master's degrees in history during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best History Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study History in South Carolina

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

Top South Carolina Schools for a Master's in History

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

10 Annual Graduates

Clemson University is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in history. Located in the midsize suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in history from Clemson University

2

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in history needs to check out College of Charleston. C of C is a large public college located in the midsize city of Charleston.More information about a master’s in history from College of Charleston

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best History Schools 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
Mississippi	145	19
Arkansas	121	18
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	34
Public/Applied History	5
Military History	5

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.