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 7 schools in Missouri 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 493 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General History Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 Missouri - Columbia is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general history. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were approximately 45 general history students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available.
Truman State University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general history. Truman State is a small public university located in the town of Kirksville. This university ranks 13th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 36 general history students who graduated with this degree at Truman State in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Missouri - Kansas City is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general history. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #480 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMKC is a great university overall.
There were about 34 general history students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available.
Lindenwood University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general history. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 14 general history students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #405 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMSL is a great university overall.
There were about 57 general history students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 16th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 35 general history students who graduated with this degree at Columbia College Missouri in the most recent year we have data available.
Drury University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. This university ranks 29th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 7 general history students who graduated with this degree at Drury University 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.
