Ranked #30 in popularity, history is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best History Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 342 degrees in history to qualified students.
The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. We derive our Best Overall History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best History Schools in Oregon list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat Oregon State University if you want to pursue a degree in history. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the small city of Corvallis. This university ranks 3rd out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 68 history students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program report average early career income of $28,343.
It's hard to beat University of Oregon if you wish to pursue a degree in history. UO is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Eugene. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were roughly 69 history students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, history degree recipients typically earn an average of $23,607 in their early careers.
Any student who is interested in history has to look into Portland State University. Portland State University is a very large public university located in the city of Portland. This university ranks 7th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 70 history students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, history degree recipients typically make an average of $29,076 in their early careers.
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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The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. We derive our Best Overall History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
