2023 Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
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.
The Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 144 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the history bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 15% Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 91 students majoring in history at UMN Twin Cities, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 40% of the history majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
About 28% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 72% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 48 students majoring in history at KU, 65% are male and 35% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 42% of the history majors at the school.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
About 32% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 68% are male.
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Truman State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.
Women make up 44% of the history majors at the school.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.
About 33% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 67% are male.
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Columbia College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.
About 26% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 74% are male.
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University of Northern Iowa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 34% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 66% are male.
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St Olaf College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.
Of the 30 students majoring in history at St. Olaf, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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Grinnell College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. Grinnell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Grinnell.
Women make up 34% of the history majors at the school.
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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 28 students majoring in history at UMSL, 61% are male and 39% are female.
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Carleton College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Carleton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in history at Carleton, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 58% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 42% are male.
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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Of the 26 students majoring in history at Missouri State, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 46% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 54% are male.
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Kansas State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
About 33% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 67% are male.
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Bellevue University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 22 students majoring in history at Bellevue University, 59% are male and 41% are female.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
About 32% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 68% are male.
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Here are some additional popular schools for History students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha, NE |
| 23 | Black Hills State University | Spearfish, SD |
| 24 | Drake University | Des Moines, IA |
| 25 | University of St Thomas Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN |
| 25 | University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg, MO |
| 25 | Wichita State University | Wichita, KS |
| 25 | South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD |
| 25 | Emporia State University | Emporia, KS |
Best History Colleges by State
Explore the best history schools 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 Related Majors
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 29 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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