2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

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 Missouri For Those Getting Aid” 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 Missouri, there were 464 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,367 and $25,852 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at Mizzou

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #1. 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.

Read more about History at Saint Louis University

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)

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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