History degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #23 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of history. Combined, these schools handed out 324 degrees in history to qualified students.
The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. 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.
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 Schools in Oregon list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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.
It is difficult to beat University of Oregon if you wish to pursue a degree in history. UO is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Eugene. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were about 63 history students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, history degree recipients usually earn around $25,571 in the first five years of their career.
It's hard to beat Oregon State University if you want to pursue a degree in history. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis. A Best Colleges rank of #238 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 60 history students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year. After graduating, history degree recipients typically earn around $34,589 in their early careers.
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.
Every student who is interested in history needs to look into Portland State University. Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Portland. This university ranks 5th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 69 history students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the history program make around $24,612 in the first couple years of working.
Eastern Oregon University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in history. EOU is a small public university located in the remote town of La Grande. This university ranks 23rd out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 18 history students who graduated with this degree at EOU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. 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.
