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2025 Best History Schools in Indiana

9 Colleges in Indiana
527 History Degrees Awarded
$33,218 Avg Early-Career Salary
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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 527 degrees in history annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great History School

Best History Schools in Indiana Your choice of history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

History Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in History
Master's Degrees in History
Doctor's Degrees in History

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 Indiana 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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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for History in Indiana

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.

Top Indiana Schools in History

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
66 History Degrees Awarded
27.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in history has to check out University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were about 66 history students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from University of Notre Dame make $6,304 more than the typical history student.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
65 History Degrees Awarded
$31,880 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in history needs to take a look at Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 65 history students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career earnings of $31,880.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in History Program Name

Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$39,138 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in history has to check out Wabash College. Located in the town of Crawfordsville, Wabash is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 12 history students who graduated with this degree at Wabash in the most recent year we have data available. History degree recipients from Wabash College get an earnings boost of approximately $5,920 above the average income of history graduates.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IN
51 History Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in history has to take a look at Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were roughly 51 history students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 History Degrees Awarded
$28,444 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 37 history students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career earnings of $28,444.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 History Degrees Awarded
$31,526 Median Starting Salary

IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 7th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 31 history students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the history program make an average of $31,526 in their early career salary.

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In IN
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 21 history students who graduated with this degree at Indiana State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Masters Degree Type
MA in History Program Name

The online Master of Arts in History degree program can deepen your understanding of how history is made.

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USI is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Evansville. This university ranks 13th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 27 history students who graduated with this degree at USI in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from University of Southern Indiana receive $7,474 more than the standard history student.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In IN
6.3% Growth in Graduates

PFW is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Fort Wayne. This university ranks 29th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 16 history students who graduated with this degree at PFW in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 613
Ohio 314 975
Illinois 304 974
Wisconsin 273 559

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History Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General History 509
Other History 12
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 5
Public/Applied History 1

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