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2023 Most Popular Online History Schools in the Plains States Region

13 Colleges
$30,406 Avg Salary
$25,596 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online History Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online history programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for history students. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

After completing their degree, history graduates from Columbia College Missouri carry an average student debtload of $36,950.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online History Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

While working on their degree, history majors at UMSL accumulate an average of around $22,375 in student debt.

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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 Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online History Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #6 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

After completing their degree, history graduates from Minnesota State Mankato carry an average student debtload of $26,667.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online History Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#7

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Valley City State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City.

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Ottawa University - Online landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best history programs. Located in the distant town of Ottawa, Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Barton County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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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 13 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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