2026 Best History Education Schools in the Far Western Region
History Education programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their history education programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 9 schools to find the best for history education students.
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Best Schools for History Education in the Far Western Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the history education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in History Education
Our analysis ranked Central Washington University the best school in the country for a degree in history education. Located in the town of Ellensburg, Central Washington University is a very large public university. The six-year graduation rate is 54%. There were roughly 25 history education students who graduated with this degree at Central Washington University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their history education degree from Central Washington University earn around $49,177 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $23,377 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 9 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
