Master of Arts in History

We welcome applicants of all ages and backgrounds. Our students have included lawyers and judges as well as translators and union organizers, recent undergrads as well as retired state department employees. While most of our students complete their degree in two years, others work on their MA part-time so they can continue their jobs while going to school, or combine family responsibilities with their own education, or simply explore the possibilities of graduate study at their own pace. All students must complete the program in six years.

Our graduates have gone on to excellent PhD programs such as UC-Berkeley, UCLA, Carnegie-Mellon, The College of William and Mary, Columbia University, Duke University, Emory University, George Washington University, The Ohio State University, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Maryland, University of Minnesota, UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt University, Stanford and Yale University. Other graduates move on to diverse jobs, many that are related to directly to history and some that are not, such as the law, banking, building, coaching, marketing, publishing, etc. A degree in history will teach you to read critically and to write well. These skills are useful in most jobs, and employers know it.

Admission to the M.A. in History and Public History programs require: a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, transcripts, personal statement, listing career goals, historical interests, and potential advisor, letters of recommendation, and a writing sample of approximately ten pages.

have successfully (cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher) completed at least one year of full-time study in a degree program at a regionally accredited four-year US College or university.

IELTS scores with an overall band score of at least 6.5. Minimum test scores for each section are listed below: Listening 6.5, Reading 6.5, Writing 6.5, Speaking 6.5

TOEFL with a total score of at least 80 on the Internet-based Test (iBT), and with minimum test scores for each section of: Listening 18 points, Reading 18 points, Writing 18 points.

Computer-based TOEFL scores must be 213 or higher (with at least 17 on three sections and no section score below 13). The paper-based test requires a score of 550 or higher (with scores of 50 on at least two of the three sections and no section score below 45).