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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 248 degrees in history during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall History School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best History Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
University of Arkansas is a great decision for students interested in a degree in history. UARK is a very large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were about 80 history students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, history degree recipients generally earn around $29,517 in their early careers.
Any student who is interested in history needs to take a look at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 18 history students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent data year. History degree recipients from University of Arkansas at Little Rock earn a boost of about $6,429 over the typical income of history graduates.
University of Central Arkansas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in history. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1059 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCA is a great university overall.
There were about 27 history students who graduated with this degree at UCA 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 wages of $20,875.
It is hard to beat University of Arkansas - Fort Smith if you wish to pursue a degree in history. Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 11 history students who graduated with this degree at UAFS in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, history degree recipients typically make about $30,485 at the beginning of their 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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Your choice of history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall History School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
