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2023 Most Popular History Schools in the Plains States Region

29 Colleges
$30,406 Avg Salary
$25,596 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 4,391 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular History Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Full History at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

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Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #6 on the list. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

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Best History Colleges by State

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

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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