2024 Best Military History Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Military History isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #579 in popularity out of 1172 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Military History Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 master's degrees in military history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 military history students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other military 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized military history related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for military history students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Military History Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Military History in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Military History

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in military history needs to look into American Public University System. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in military history from American Public University System

2

Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in military history. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in military history from Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Best Military History Colleges by State

Explore the best military history colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Tennessee	313	1
South Carolina	260	3
West Virginia	164	42

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Rankings in Majors Related to Military History

Military History is one of 8 different types of History programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Military History

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General History	833
Public/Applied History	26
Other History	21
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	4

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.