2025 Best History Schools in Montana

If you pursue a degree in history, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #30 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Montana to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of history. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 102 degrees in history annually.

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Pick Your History Degree Level

The history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best History Schools in Montana. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for History in Montana

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the history degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Montana Schools in History

1

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 History Degrees Awarded

14.0% Growth in Graduates

The University of Montana is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in history. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a large student population.

Students who receive their degree from the history program earn about $28,508 for their early career.

More information about a degree in history from The University of Montana

2

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

42 History Degrees Awarded

14.3% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Montana State University if you want to pursue a degree in history. Located in the small city of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, history degree recipients typically earn an average of $29,692 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in history from Montana State University

Best History Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	275	546
Utah	266	340
Idaho	219	219
Wyoming	162	49

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History Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the History area of study, History has other similar majors worth exploring.

History Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General History	94
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	4
Public/Applied History	4

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.