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Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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Finding the Best History Doctor'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 Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.

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

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in history at UNL, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the history majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.

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Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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Iowa State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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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 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.

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