2023 Best History Schools in Indiana
Finding the Best History 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.
The Best History Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best History Schools in Indiana
The following schools top our list of the Best History Colleges.
Top 10 Best History Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in Indiana for history students. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
On average, history graduates from Notre Dame take out $22,048 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Wabash College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Indiana. Wabash is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crawfordsville.
History majors at Wabash take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Out of the 10 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, history graduates from Ball State carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hanover College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best History Schools in Indiana list. Located in the town of Hanover, Hanover is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
While working on their degree, history majors at Hanover accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best History Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
On average, history graduates from IUPUI take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
History majors at Purdue take out an average of $19,330 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best History Schools in Indiana ranking. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
After completing their degree, history graduates from IU Bloomington carry an average student debtload of $25,240.
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Huntington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Huntington, Huntington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Southern Indiana ranked #9 on this year’s Best History Schools in Indiana list. Located in the midsize suburb of Evansville, USI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
History majors at USI take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best History Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 614 |
| Ohio | 986 |
| Illinois | 974 |
| Wisconsin | 561 |
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History Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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