2025 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana

a doctor's degree in history is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #39 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 38 doctor's degrees in history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 history students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other history students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for history to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized history related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for history students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank History Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best History Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study History in Indiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in history.

Top Indiana Schools for a Doctorate in History

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

21 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in history needs to look into Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in history from Indiana University - Bloomington

2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

10 Annual Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is a good choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in history. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in history from Purdue University - Main Campus

Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	43
Michigan	149	23
Ohio	144	28
Wisconsin	108	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to History

History is one of 0 different types of History programs to choose from.

History Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General History	33
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	5

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.