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2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 31,630 people earned their degree in general history, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,793 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree general history students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General History in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general history degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general history degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree general history students with aid list, Mizzou has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #8 spot in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read more about General History at K -State

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree general history students with aid list, KU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

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#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Saint Louis University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 6 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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