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2025 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

3 Colleges in Nebraska
155 Bachelor's Degrees
$36,251 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #20 in popularity, history is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 155 bachelor's degrees in history to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great History School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska The history bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality history program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for history students working on their bachelor's degree.

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The history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study History in Nebraska

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in history.

Top Nebraska Schools for a Bachelor's in History

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27 Annual Graduates
$33,013 Median Starting Salary
$30,472 Median Student Debt

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in history. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lincoln.

Soon after graduation, history bachelor's recipients typically make around $33,013 at the beginning of their careers.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in history. UNK is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Kearney.

Those history students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney earn $3,089 more than the standard history grad.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in history. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a large student population.

After graduating, history bachelor's recipients typically make about $36,401 in their early careers.

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Best History Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 228 387
Minnesota 215 369
Iowa 197 325
Kansas 184 182
North Dakota 149 44
South Dakota 148 67

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