2025 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Historymaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #24 out of the 37 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 57 master's degrees in history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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

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 colleges for history students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank History Schools

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 Alabama.

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

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

Top Alabama Schools for a Master's in History

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat The University of Alabama if you wish to pursue a master's degree in history. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in history from The University of Alabama

2

University of North Alabama
Florence, AL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of North Alabama is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in history. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in history from University of North Alabama

3

Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

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

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	19
Florida	34	71
Virginia	33	234
Georgia	32	49
Tennessee	32	49
North Carolina	31	108
Kentucky	31	32
West Virginia	30	197
Louisiana	30	68
South Carolina	30	35
Arkansas	30	18

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	57

Majors Similar to History

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Journalism	281
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	255
Social Sciences	194
Theology & Religious Vocations	106
English Language & Literature	94
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	31
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	31
Philosophy & Religious Studies	27
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	12

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.