If you plan on majoring in history education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #470 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Education Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 degrees in history education annually.
Your choice of history education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall History Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Education Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of history teacher education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Texas Lutheran University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in history education. TLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Seguin. This university ranks 94th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.More information about a degree in history education from Texas Lutheran University
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in history education. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Belton, UMHB is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1710 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMHB is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 history education students who graduated with this degree at UMHB in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
Howard Payne University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in history education. Located in the remote town of Brownwood, Howard Payne is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 2029th out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were roughly 1 history education students who graduated with this degree at Howard Payne in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Odessa College if you want to pursue a degree in history education. Located in the city of Odessa, Odessa College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1368 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Odessa College is a great college overall.More information about a degree in history education from Odessa College
Best History Education Colleges in the Southwest Region
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).