2025 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Florida

a master's degree in history is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #51 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 master's degrees in history during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on history students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other history students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for history to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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 colleges for history students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best History Master's Degree Schools in Florida.

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

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

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in History

1

Florida International University
Miami, FL

17 Annual Graduates

Florida International University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in history. FIU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Miami.More information about a master’s in history from Florida International University

2

The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL

10 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in history has to check out The University of West Florida. Located in the rural area of Pensacola, UWF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in history from The University of West Florida

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	190	49
Virginia	182	234
North Carolina	178	108
Tennessee	166	49
Alabama	151	50
Kentucky	147	32
Louisiana	147	68
South Carolina	146	35
Mississippi	145	19
Arkansas	121	18
West Virginia	112	197

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History Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the History area of study, History has other similar majors worth exploring.

History Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General History	68

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.