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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Missouri

11 Colleges
$31,223 Avg Salary
$27,296 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

With 108 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #23 most popular major in Missouri.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular History Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri.

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

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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 Missouri list. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly 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. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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#8

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, MO

Lincoln University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. LU Missouri is a small public school located in the small city of Jefferson City.

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Southeast Missouri State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in Missouri ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

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Northwest Missouri State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in Missouri ranking. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

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Best History Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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