2024 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

If you plan on getting your master's degree in history, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #51 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 92 master's degrees in history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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

 

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for history students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Missouri Schools for a Master's in History

1

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

2 Annual Graduates

University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in history. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in history from University of Missouri - Columbia

1

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in history needs to take a look at University of Missouri - Kansas City. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in history from University of Missouri - Kansas City

2

University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

21 Annual Graduates

$34,243 Median Starting Salary

University of Missouri - St Louis is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in history. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the history program report average early career earnings of $34,243.

More information about a master’s in history from University of Missouri - St Louis

Best History Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	174	9
Iowa	154	10
Kansas	149	28
Nebraska	123	43
North Dakota	115	2
South Dakota	89	3

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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	91
Public/Applied History	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.