If you're seeking a degree in history, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #23 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Idaho 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 219 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 Idaho 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.
University of Idaho is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in history. U of I is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Moscow. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 history students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career income of $24,912.
Every student pursuing a degree in history needs to take a look at Brigham Young University - Idaho. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 90 history students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I 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 $21,868.
Idaho State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in history. ISU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pocatello. This university ranks 5th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 24 history students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career earnings of $26,469.
Any student pursuing a degree in history needs to take a look at Boise State University. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #526 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 history students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the history program earn about $25,921 in their early career salary.
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.
