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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree history students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 12 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at UMN Twin Cities

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at Iowa State

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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

#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 #4 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at University of Iowa

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Read full report on History at Kansas State University

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. 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 made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full KU History Report

#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 6 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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