Overview

Key Features

The History MA program at University of Utah serves as a gateway to the PhD program, and also qualifies degree recipient for some teaching and public history positions. The MS degree is structured specifically for primary and secondary educators who want to strengthen their teaching credentials in History. In place of the research emphasis of the MA degree, it allows students to tailor their courses of study to their classroom needs. The MS is a terminal degree, and is not intended as preparation for the PhD.

The Master of Science degree in History is designed to provide broad competence in a selected field of historical study as well as an introduction to basic techniques of historical research and writing. The MS differs from the MA degree in that it requires no foreign language competency, has no thesis requirement, and allows a more liberal selection of course work. It is intended, in particular, to meet the needs of primary and secondary instructors who want to enhance their competency in the discipline. The MS in History is a terminal degree not intended to lead to the PhD program in History. Students in the MS program may be considered for the MA program by petitioning the Graduate Committee. The petition must include a letter of support from the student’s Supervisory Committee Chair.

Outcomes

In past years our PhD recipients have accepted teaching appointments at many universities: Brigham Young University, California State University, College of Eastern Utah, Colorado State University, Pennsylvania State University, Southern Utah University, Texas Tech University, University of California-Davis, University of Dresden, University of New York, University of Puget Sound, Weber State University, Westminster College, and more. Others have taken jobs at university and regional libraries, in archives, state historical societies, museum management, and various fields of public history.

Graduates of our MA program have gone on to doctoral programs at the Universities of California, Colorado, Cornell, Harvard, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Yale. Others have gone on to positions in public history and archives.

Prospective and incoming students should be aware that the job market in History has deteriorated in recent years, and the History Department has had a harder time placing its graduates in tenure-track employment. As the economy improves, job prospects may improve as well, but some university systems are adopting structural changes that will make tenure-track employment harder to come by for the foreseeable future.

The Department of History Policies and Procedures for Graduate Students are subordinate to, and at all times shall conform to, The Graduate School’s Policies and Procedures for Graduate Students.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Medieval European

Modern European

Middle Eastern

US History

Theory
History

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Salt Lake City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Statement of Purpose

Writing Sample

Three Letters of Recommendation

An Unofficial Copy of Academic Transcripts

Application Fee

Online Application

Tuition Fees

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19708 USD / year

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19708 USD / year

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5600 USD / year

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Living costs

Salt Lake City

United States

1000 - 1730 USD / month

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