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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree history students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in the Plains States Region

#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 #1 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 5 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree history students list, Iowa State has also earned the #2 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 Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read more about History at Iowa State University

#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 #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #6 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNL History Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMN Twin Cities History Report

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SLU History Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #5 spot 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 KU are $25,007.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at Iowa

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #8 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about History at Kansas State University

#7 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 4 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree history students list, Mizzou has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at University of Missouri - Columbia

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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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