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2023 Most Popular History Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$17,238 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History Associate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular History Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Barton County Community College to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Iowa Community College District is a great place for history students working on their associate degree. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Davenport.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dodge City Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Dodge City Community College is a small public school located in the town of Dodge City.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nebraska Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. WNCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Scottsbluff.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Central Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Fort Dodge.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian Hills Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

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Best History Colleges by State

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

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 6 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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