2022 Best Value Colleges for American History (United States) in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value American History Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 108 people earned their degree in American history (United States), making the major the 936th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 4 American history (United States) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American history (United States) 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 American history (United States) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value American History Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value American History Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for American History (United States) in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,102 Average Net Price

$48,233 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value American History Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sioux Center, Iowa, and it awarded 3 ’s American history degrees in 2019-2020.

Dordt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best American History (United States) Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dordt University is $25,102 for Plains States Region American History students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on American History (United States) at Dordt

• Best Value Colleges for American History (United States) (With Aid)

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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