2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $12,809 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia College is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Columbia College Missouri undergraduate students pay an average of $11,636 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drury University - CCPS are $7,924 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UNK undergraduate students pay an average of $15,320 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Truman State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Plains States Region . Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Truman State are $16,410 a year.
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University of Northern Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $19,753 per year.
UNI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $19,148 per year.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Lindenwood University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lindenwood University are $18,640 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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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 |
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History Related Majors for History
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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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