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2023 Best History Schools in Indiana

10 Colleges
$29,231 Avg Salary
$24,970 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in Indiana for history students. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school 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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#2

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wabash College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best History Schools in Indiana list. Wabash is a 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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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The excellent programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Indiana. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, history graduates from Ball State carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#4

Hanover College

Hanover, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hanover College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best History Schools in Indiana list. Located in the distant town of Hanover, Hanover is a private not-for-profit school 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best History Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, history graduates from IUPUI take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full History at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly 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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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

After completing their degree, history graduates from IU Bloomington carry an average student debtload of $25,240.

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#8

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

Huntington University ranked #8 on this year’s Best History Schools in Indiana list. Located in the town of Huntington, Huntington is a private not-for-profit school 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 Schools in Indiana ranking. 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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#10

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN

With a ranking of #10, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best History Colleges 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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