Ranked #23 in popularity, general history is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for general history students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 517 degrees in general history during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of general history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General History School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The general history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General History Schools in Indiana.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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 general history degree levels they offer.
University of Notre Dame is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general history. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were approximately 48 general history students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.
Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general history. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 76 general history students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
Purdue University - Main Campus is a good option for students interested in a degree in general history. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were approximately 47 general history students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
Ball State University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general history. Ball State is a large public university located in the small city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were about 53 general history students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.
IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 7th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 41 general history students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Crawfordsville, Wabash is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 18 general history students who graduated with this degree at Wabash in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Hanover, Hanover is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 17th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 9 general history students who graduated with this degree at Hanover in the most recent year we have data available.
USI is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize suburb of Evansville. This university ranks 19th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 19 general history students who graduated with this degree at USI in the most recent year we have data available.
PFW is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Fort Wayne. This university ranks 30th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 15 general history students who graduated with this degree at PFW in the most recent year we have data available.
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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Your choice of general history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General History School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
