Overview

The Master of Arts in History program provides students with rigorous training in the theory and practice of history and digital humanities. By the time they graduate, all students will have the tools to analyze the past and its present legacies. We feature a dynamic faculty and a commitment to socially engaged scholarship and practice.

Our 16 full-time faculty members introduce students to a range of historical questions and methodologies through coursework, fieldwork, and research projects. Students learn to put the past in context and to discern its relevance to current conditions and future possibilities at the local, national, and global levels. Graduates have continued on to employment in an array of fields, as well as to PhD programs in history and related disciplines.

Career outlook

Graduates of Northeastern’s master’s programs in both world history and public history have gone on to work in a range of academic programs and fields around the country.

Graduates who have earned a master’s degree in public history are employed as editors at Harvard University Press, Bedford/St Martin’s Publishing and Houghton-Mifflin; as museum curators at the JFK Library, the Indiana Historical Society, and the Texas State Library; and as researchers at the New England Historic and Genealogical Society and the Adams National Historic Site. The diversity of these positions, as well as their prestige, speaks to the quality of graduate education at Northeastern University .

This program is visa-eligible at Northeastern University campuses in the United States and Canada.

Disclaimer: Visa eligibility may vary by location and individual circumstances. Applicants are responsible for verifying the most up-to-date visa regulations with the relevant visa or immigration agency before applying.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Theory and Methodology
Issues and Methods in Public History
Texts, Maps, and Networks: Readings and Methods for Digital History
Fieldwork in History 1 (2 semester hours course to be taken twice)
Theory and Methodology 2

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

32 SCH

The Concentration in Public History requires 36 semester hours.

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boston, United States

Disciplines

History View 536 other Masters in History in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Application
Application fee
Personal statement
Resume
Three letters of recommendation
Unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended
The Foreign Credential Evaluation (FCE) is a required assessment of all transcripts and documents from non-U.S. accredited post-secondary education institutions. (Review the FCE requirements by country.)
English proficiency for international applicants
GRE optional
Writing sample

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

22288 USD / year

≈ 22288 USD / year
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22288 USD / year

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22288 USD / year

≈ 22288 USD / year

Additional Details

$44,576 - $47,362

Living costs

Boston

United States

1560 - 3239 USD / month

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