2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 7,627 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,119 and $23,749 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 884 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 69 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree history students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in the Southeast Region
Out of the 69 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school awarded 181 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree history students list, American Military University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Military University are $7,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s history degrees to 122 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Mississippi State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 12 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.
With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 14 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.
Read more about History at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Arkansas landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121.
Florida State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.
Florida State also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Northern Kentucky University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Northern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at NKU are $17,358, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Western Carolina University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. WCU is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 6 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at WCU are $17,821, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #16, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 4 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech are $12,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #19, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree history students list, Ole Miss has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #20, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286.
University of New Orleans landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 16 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Jacksonville State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville State University are $20,200.
Read full report on History at Jacksonville State University
Arkansas Tech University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas Tech University are $12,087.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 10 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree history students list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Austin Peay State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Austin Peay State University is a fairly large public school situated in Clarksville, Tennessee. It awarded 15 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Austin Peay State University are $14,669, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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