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2023 Most Popular Online History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

About 26% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 74% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for history students working on their online bachelor’s degree. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 28 students majoring in history at UMSL, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in history at Bellevue University, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 30% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at Southwest Minnesota State University

#5

Park University

Parkville, MO

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Park University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Plains States Region . Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#6

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Valley City State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.

Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at Valley City State University

Ottawa University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Ottawa, Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full History at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies Report

#10

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

With a ranking of #10, Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Overland Park.

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Explore the most popular online 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 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 11 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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