2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
The Best Value History Bachelor's Degree 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 value bachelor's degree programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the best value school in Indiana 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.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ball State are $10,290 per year.
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Out of the 10 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Purdue not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Indiana. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IUPUI are $10,044 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,333 per year.
IU Bloomington also claimed a spot on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Indiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville, USI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USI are $9,509 a year.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PFW are $8,857 a year.
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University of Notre Dame ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Notre Dame are $58,843 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Notre Dame is ranked #1 for overall quality for history in Indiana.
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With a ranking of #8, Huntington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Huntington, Huntington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Huntington undergraduate students pay an average of $28,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Wabash College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wabash is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crawfordsville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wabash are $45,850 per year.
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Hanover College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the distant town of Hanover, Hanover is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hanover are $40,250 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 614 |
Ohio | 986 |
Illinois | 974 |
Wisconsin | 561 |
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Majors Related to History
History Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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History | 32,731 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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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