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Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

History is the #23 most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best History Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Northern Iowa is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Duluth helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

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#4

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Out of the 24 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #9 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 219
Minnesota 398
Iowa 336
South Dakota 70
Missouri 496
Nebraska 224
North Dakota 49

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Majors Similar to History

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 24 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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