History is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #30 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of history. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 366 degrees in history during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best History Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the history degree levels they offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in history has to look into Centre College. Located in the town of Danville, Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #411 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Centre College of Kentucky is a great college overall.
There were roughly 24 history students who graduated with this degree at Centre College of Kentucky in the most recent data year. Those history students who get their degree from Centre College receive $11,295 more than the average history graduate.
University of Kentucky is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in history. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were about 50 history students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the history program earn about $22,606 for their early career.
University of Louisville is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in history. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 48 history students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the history program make an average of $29,058 in their early career salary.
Northern Kentucky University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in history. NKU is a large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights. This university ranks 6th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 39 history students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, history degree recipients typically earn an average of $29,228 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 49 history students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year. After graduation, history degree recipients typically make about $25,462 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 23 history students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career earnings of $25,912.
Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the town of Richmond. This university ranks 10th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 30 history students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career wages of $21,771.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
