2025 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in history sits in the middle of the road, ranking #19 out of 38 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 143 bachelor's degrees in history during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on history students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other history students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for history to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized history related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for history students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study History in Nebraska

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in history.

Top Nebraska Schools for a Bachelor's in History

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in history. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lincoln.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

University of Nebraska at Omaha is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in history. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Nebraska at Omaha

Best History Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best History Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	35	387
Kansas	33	182
Minnesota	33	369
Iowa	32	325
South Dakota	31	67
North Dakota	30	44

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	143

Majors Similar to History

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	626
Communication & Journalism	602
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	515
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	383
English Language & Literature	195
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	113
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	36
Philosophy & Religious Studies	36
Theology & Religious Vocations	28

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius. More about our data sources and methodologies.