Overview

Boise State University's Master of Arts in History program is divided into two tracks.

Thesis Option: this track offers the student a course of study that leads to the writing of a Master’s Thesis (80-100 pages). The thesis is a major scholarly work that is the capstone of the program. This track trains research historians. Often, students who pursue the thesis option have ambitions of heading on to a Ph.D. program where thesis work contributes later to a Ph.D. dissertations. However, sometimes students choose this track to gain higher level research and writing skills that can be utilized in a number of ways in the job market.

Non-Thesis Option — also known officially as the Portfolio Option: this track offers the student a course of study that involves only graduate level classes and not the writing of an 80-100 page thesis. However, the department expects the same level of rigor and quality in labor, research, and expertise of portfolio history students as of students on other MA tracks. The portfolio student chooses a major and minor field and takes more classes than the Thesis option student and therefore gains a broader amount of historical content. This work is then compiled into a portfolio consisting of several of the revised versions of the students best research papers and a new essay totaling between 75-100 pages. This option is often pursued by students who do not plan to go on to Ph.D. program such as a secondary education teachers who simply desire to reach a deeper level of historical knowledge and avenues for promotion.

Key facts:

Overall, if attending full time, both tracks are designed to be completed in two years. However, we have many part-time students — such as teachers — who require three or four years to complete the program and that is just fine.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Nature of History
The Study of History
Graduate Seminar in U.S. History
Graduate Seminar in European History
Electives
Approved Electives Outside of History

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boise, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

3.0 undergraduate GPA
At least 21 credits of history undergraduate classes (a history minor) with a 3.2 GPA in history classes.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30300 USD / year

≈ 30300 USD / year
Out-of-State

30300 USD / year

≈ 30300 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

11186 USD / year

≈ 11186 USD / year

Living costs

Boise

United States

810 - 1310 USD / month

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