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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for History in Pennsylvania

14 Colleges in Pennsylvania

91 Master's Degrees

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 14 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of history. Combined, these schools handed out 91 master's degrees in history to qualified students.

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Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great History School for Your Master's Degree

The history master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for History in Pennsylvania ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality history program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for history.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study History in Pennsylvania

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

10 Most Well Attended Schools for History Students Working on Their Master's

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in history has to take a look at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in history in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 16 history students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent data year.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Villanova University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in history. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in history in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 14 history students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Duquesne University if you want to pursue a master's degree in history. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for master's degrees in history in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 13 history students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#7 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Temple University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in history. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #7 in quality for master's degrees in history in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 8 history students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for master's degrees in history in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 7 history students who graduated with this degree at WCUPA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, PA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#10 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

There were roughly 7 history individuals who graduated with this degree at Ship in the most recent data year.

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.

There were roughly 7 history individuals who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#9 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of East Stroudsburg. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #9 in quality for master's degrees in history in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 6 history students who graduated with this degree at East Stroudsburg University in the most recent data year.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in history in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 6 history individuals who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in history in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 2 history students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	33	331
New Jersey	31	74
Maryland	31	38
District of Columbia	31	57
Delaware	24	5

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	91

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	6,066
Psychology	1,341
Social Sciences	491
Library Science	250
Communication & Journalism	233
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	67
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	10

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.

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