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Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

2023 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

10 Colleges
$29,648 Avg Salary
$23,614 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 533 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #25 most popular major in Indiana.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for history majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in Indiana for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wabash College is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wabash is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crawfordsville.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Hanover College

Hanover, IN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Hanover College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Indiana. Located in the distant town of Hanover, Hanover is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 10 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #6 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #7 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#8

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

Huntington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the distant town of Huntington, Huntington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Southern Indiana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the suburb of Evansville, USI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN

Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 614
Ohio 986
Illinois 974
Wisconsin 561

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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