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 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best History Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 527 degrees in history during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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.
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.
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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.
Every student pursuing a degree in history has to take a look at University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were roughly 66 history students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year. Those history students who get their degree from University of Notre Dame make $18,208 more than the standard history graduate.
Every student pursuing a degree in history has to look into Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 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 receive their degree from the history program make around $24,489 in the first couple years of their career.
Any student who is interested in history needs to look into Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 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. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career earnings of $24,015.
Ball State University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in history. Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were about 37 history students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, history degree recipients usually earn an average of $31,056 in their early careers.
IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 7th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 31 history students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis receive $3,951 more than the typical history grad.
Located in the distant town of Crawfordsville, Wabash is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 12 history students who graduated with this degree at Wabash in the most recent data year. History degree recipients from Wabash College receive an earnings boost of approximately $2,823 over the average earnings of history graduates.
Located in the distant town of Hanover, Hanover is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 17th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 10 history students who graduated with this degree at Hanover in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, history degree recipients typically earn about $26,998 in their early careers.
USI is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville. This university ranks 19th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 27 history students who graduated with this degree at USI in the most recent data year. After graduation, history degree recipients typically earn an average of $24,905 at the beginning of their careers.
PFW is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Fort Wayne. This university ranks 30th out of 42 schools 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. Students who graduate with their degree from the history program state that they receive average early career wages of $24,748.
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).
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.
