2025 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in history. It is ranked #24 out of 37 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 108 master's degrees in history during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 full 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Ohio list to help you make the college decision.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for history students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Ohio Schools for a Master's in History

1

Ashland University
Ashland, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in history needs to take a look at Ashland University. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Ashland.More information about a master’s in history from Ashland University

2

Wright State University - Main Campus
Dayton, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Wright State University - Main Campus is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in history. Wright State University - Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Dayton.More information about a master’s in history from Wright State University - Main Campus

Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	34	103
Indiana	33	59
Michigan	31	40
Wisconsin	31	45

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	108

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations	394
Social Sciences	361
English Language & Literature	248
Communication & Journalism	156
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	112
Philosophy & Religious Studies	80
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	77
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	51
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	51

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.