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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General History in the Plains States Region

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” 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” ranking looked at 7 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

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

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s general history degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also made our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read full report on General History at Iowa State University

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 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 also took the #6 spot in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln General History Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. 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.

Read more about General History at UMN Twin Cities

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also made our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kansas General History Report

#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 list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 2 doctorate’s general history 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General History at K -State

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

University of Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 5 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree general history students list, Iowa has also earned the #3 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 University of Iowa are $27,613.

Read more about General History at University of Iowa

#7 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. 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.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mizzou General History Report

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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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