2024 Best General History Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

General History is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #61 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for general history students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 master's degrees in general history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general history students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general history students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general history related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General History Master's Degree Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General History in Iowa

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

Top Iowa Schools for a Master's in General History

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general history. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a master’s in general history from Iowa State University

2

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Northern Iowa if you want to pursue a master's degree in general history. UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls.More information about a master’s in general history from University of Northern Iowa

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general history. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general history from University of Iowa

Best General History Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	361	91
Minnesota	355	7
Kansas	254	28
Nebraska	211	43
North Dakota	167	2
South Dakota	130	3

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General History Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the History area of study, General History has other similar majors worth exploring.

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.