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2023 Best History Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

13 Colleges
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #55 most popular major in the country with 4,391 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best History Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the history master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Nebraska at Kearney to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kearney.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree history programs. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree history programs. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 108
Minnesota 29
Iowa 11
Kansas 35
Nebraska 47
North Dakota 5
South Dakota 3

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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