40 master's programs in History without the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) — US
40 programs for a master's in History in the US that answer which programs in this group do not require the GRE. Every program here states that the GRE is not required or not accepted.
no-GRE Programs
Every program here states that the GRE is not required or not accepted.
- 1
Stanford University
- Grad School Navigator#2University rank
- QS#5Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#2Subject rank
- U.S. News#6Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 2
- Annual tuition
- $41,310
- Program duration
- 12 months
- 2
Yale University
- Grad School Navigator#8University rank
- QS#4Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#9Subject rank
- U.S. News#7Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $50,900
- Program duration
- 12 months
- 3
University of Chicago
Master of Arts in Digital Studies of Language, Culture, and History
- Grad School Navigator#11University rank
- QS#11Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#10Subject rank
- U.S. News#18Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 31
- Annual tuition
- $67,200
- Program duration
- 12 months
- 4
Columbia University
- Grad School Navigator#12University rank
- QS=6Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#12Subject rank
- U.S. News#16Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 1 +2
- Annual tuition
- $43,440
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 5
Duke University
- Grad School Navigator#22University rank
- QS51–100Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#40Subject rank
- U.S. News#33Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 30
- Annual tuition
- $34,940
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 6
New York University
- Grad School Navigator#24University rank
- QS=24Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#16Subject rank
- U.S. News#8Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Mar 1
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 7
University of California San Diego
- Grad School Navigator#26University rank
- QS101–150Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=89Subject rank
- U.S. News#71Subject rank
- Annual tuition
- $36,575
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 8
Purdue University--West Lafayette
- Grad School Navigator#39University rank
- QS#88University rank
- Times Higher Education201–250Subject rank
- U.S. News#109Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15 +1
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 9
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
- Grad School Navigator#41University rank
- QS#70University rank
- Times Higher Education101–125Subject rank
- U.S. News#62Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Oct 15 +1
- Annual tuition
- $32,204
- 10
University of California--Santa Barbara
- Grad School Navigator#59University rank
- QS201–250Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=74Subject rank
- U.S. News#78Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 11
- Annual tuition
- $28,656
- Program duration
- 48 months
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The complete list of History Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | Stanford University | Master of Arts in History | 12 months |
| #8 | Yale University | Master of Arts in History | 12 months |
| #8 | Yale University | Master of Arts in History of Science and Medicine | 12 months |
| #11 | University of Chicago | Master of Arts in Digital Studies of Language, Culture, and History | 12 months |
| #12 | Columbia University | Master of Arts in Jewish Gender and Women's Studies | 24 months |
| #12 | Columbia University | Master of Arts in Jewish History | 24 months |
| #12 | Columbia University | Master of Arts in Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 1 year full-time |
| #22 | Duke University | Master of Arts in History | 24 months |
| #24 | New York University | MA in History (Master in World History) | |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts Degree in Historical and Sustainable Architecture | 9 months |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts in Archives and Public History | 24 months |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts in History | 24 months |
| #26 | University of California San Diego | Master of Arts in History | 24 months |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | Master of Arts in History | |
| #39 | Purdue University--West Lafayette | Master of Arts in History | 24 months |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Master of Arts in History of Education | |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Master of Education in History of Education | |
| #59 | University of California--Santa Barbara | Master of Arts in History | 48 months |
| #62 | University of California, Davis | Master of Arts in History | |
| #64 | University of Maryland, College Park | History and Library Science Master of Arts (HiLS) dual-degree program | 60 months |
| #64 | University of Maryland, College Park | Master of Arts in History | 24 months |
| #65 | University of California--Irvine | Master of Arts in History | 12 months |
| #72 | University of Minnesota--Twin Cities | Master of Arts in History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | |
| #75 | University of Pittsburgh | Master of Arts in History | 24 months |
| #84 | University of Massachusetts--Amherst | Master of Music in History | |
| #93 | Texas A&M University--College Station | Master of Arts in History | 24 months |
| #99 | University of Georgia | Master of Arts in History | |
| #114 | North Carolina State University | Master of Arts in Public History | |
| #119 | University of California, Santa Cruz | Master of Arts in History | 24 months |
| #126 | Indiana University--Bloomington | Masters Arts in Russian or East European History | |
| #126 | Indiana University--Bloomington | Masters Arts in United States History | |
| #134 | University of Colorado Boulder | Master of Arts in History | 24 months |
| #191 | University of Connecticut | Master of Arts in History | |
| #251–300 | Stony Brook University--SUNY | Master of Arts in History | 24 months |
| #251–300 | Stony Brook University--SUNY | Master of Arts in History-Theory | |
| American University | Master of Arts in Public History | 24 months | |
| Auburn University | Master of Arts in History | 24 months | |
| Baylor University | Master of Arts in History | 24 months | |
| Brandeis University | Master of Arts in History | ||
| Texas Christian University | Master of Arts in History | 24 months |
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