Master's in History Online

Develop the research, communication and analytical skills to advance in your current role or pivot to career-defining opportunities in a variety of professional settings through this customizable, accelerated online program.

Next Apply Date: 12/15/25
Next Class Start Date: 1/12/26
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Next Apply Date: 12/15/25
Next Class Start Date: 1/12/26

Program Overview

Enhance your career outlook with the online history master’s program

Learn to analyze scholarly research with the online Master of Arts in History program. Curriculum focuses on the study of historiography while empowering you to ideate and author argumentative essays or research papers. Learn from expert faculty who offer individualized support to prepare you for academic success and roles in state parks, museums or other relevant industries.

As a student earning your history master’s online, you’ll enjoy the freedom to customize your program with a variety of elective courses. Align your studies with your career goals by exploring topics such as Mexican or Chinese history, cultural and social shifts in comic books, or the history of medicine. Earn your degree in less time by transferring up to nine credit hours and accelerate your path to professional advancement.

In this online history master’s program, you will:

  • Develop the ability to utilize effective historical research skills
  • Produce an original historical research paper
  • Learn to articulate historical content and broader historiographical trends as evaluated by the comprehensive examination committee
In this online history master’s program, you will:+
  • Develop the ability to utilize effective historical research skills
  • Produce an original historical research paper
  • Learn to articulate historical content and broader historiographical trends as evaluated by the comprehensive examination committee

As a graduate, you will be prepared for career advancement into history roles including:

  • Historian
  • Archivist
  • Museum Curator
  • Cultural Resource Specialist
  • Intelligence Analyst
  • Higher Education Administrator
As a graduate, you will be prepared for career advancement into history roles including:+
  • Historian
  • Archivist
  • Museum Curator
  • Cultural Resource Specialist
  • Intelligence Analyst
  • Higher Education Administrator
+

Also available:

A-State offers a variety of graduate programs in a convenient online format. Explore our full range of online graduate programs.

Total Tuition: $11,550
Program Duration: As few as 12 months
Credit Hours 33

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Tuition

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Our M.A. in History online program offers the same affordable, pay-by-the course tuition for all U.S. residents. All fees are included. Tuition may be subject to change on a yearly basis.

Tuition breakdown:

Per Credit Hour: $350
Total Tuition: $11,550

Calendar

Choose from multiple start dates to create your own schedule

Our M.A. in History online program is designed to be flexible and convenient for working professionals, with accelerated coursework and multiple starts each year.

Please note Summer 1 and Summer 2 terms are five weeks in duration for this program.

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TermProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlinePayment DueLast Class Day
Spring 11/12/2612/15/2512/15/251/8/261/9/262/27/26

Now enrolling:

Next Apply Date 12/15/25
Start Class 1/12/26

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Admissions

Explore the requirements for the online master’s in history program

A-State Online has a streamlined admission process for new students and transfers alike. Students who are interested in the M.A. in History online program must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. Review full admission requirements below.

Admission Requirements:

  • Official transcript
  • Minimum 2.75 GPA
  • Bachelor’s degree
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  • Complete an online application and submit a nonrefundable $30 fee
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with at least 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale and 18 hours in history; or a B.A. in History; or a B.A. in one of the following: geography, political science, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, art history or American studies
  • If you hold a B.A. or B.S. degree in any discipline and at least a 2.75 GPA, you will be considered on an individual basis
  • If you do not have at least a 3.0 GPA or higher and/or possess a degree outside of those listed above, you must also submit a letter of intent that provides the applicant’s background, accomplishments, research interests and goals

Note: You may apply up to nine hours of earned credit from a previous history graduate degree program to the completion of this degree, provided that those credits were earned within the six-year limit for completion of the second degree

Submit all documents to:

A-State Online
P.O. Box 2520
State University, AR 72467

Fax: 870-972-3548
Email: [email protected]

Courses

Browse the key topics covered in the online history master’s program

The M.A. in History online program requires 33 credit hours of coursework. Students will take three required core courses (nine credit hours) and choose eight elective courses (24 credit hours).

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Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to graduate-level history, covering fundamental research skills needed for graduate work and an overview of the study of historiography.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An in-depth look at the historical literature on a specific topic; content varies and the course may be repeated for credit.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Closely guided examination of a body of documentary evidence, leading to a major research paper based on primary sources; content varies and the course may be repeated for credit.

Student must choose two (6 credits) of the following:

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the major political and social developments between the Revolution and the Civil War.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An intensive study of the Civil War period and the resulting problems of Reconstruction.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Overview of the history of comic books in America, examining them chronologically to identify the changes in the topics, characters, and subjects that reflect shifts in the cultural and social history of the nation.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Analyzes the United States’ interactions with the rest of the world from 1776-1991.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Studies in select cultural and social topics in American history. (May be repeated for credit with different subtitle.)

Student must choose two (6 credits) of the following:

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Major developments in Chinese history with emphasis on the twentieth century.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A survey emphasizing contemporary developments and relations with the United States.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Intensive research seminar examining major questions in global history. May be repeated for credit with different subtitle.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Worldwide survey of medicine, disease, and health from prehistoric times to the present.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Studies in select topics in the history of Europe.

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