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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

History is the 30th most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,824 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,537 and $23,960 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 12 doctorate’s 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 History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best 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 University are $25,948.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 4 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best 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 Mizzou are $27,193.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 3 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. 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

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kansas State University History Report

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Saint Louis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 6 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree history students whose families make $30-$48k list, SLU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best 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 Saint Louis University are $22,074.

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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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