2024 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in history, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #24 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of history. Combined, these schools handed out 37 master's degrees in history to qualified students.

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best History Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.

 

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

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

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in History

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in history. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in history from University of Maryland - College Park

2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in history needs to check out University of Maryland - Baltimore County. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in history from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

2

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Salisbury University if you want to pursue a master's degree in history. Salisbury is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Salisbury.More information about a master’s in history from Salisbury University

Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	35	391
Pennsylvania	34	96
New Jersey	32	65
District of Columbia	32	48
Delaware	24	8

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	37

Most Popular Majors Related to History

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	1,133
Communication & Journalism	244
English Language & Literature	170
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	85
Philosophy & Religious Studies	43
Theology & Religious Vocations	43
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	20
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	13
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	8

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius. More about our data sources and methodologies.