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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 238 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 Oklahoma 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.
Any student pursuing a degree in history needs to look into University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were approximately 62 history students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus make $6,386 more than the typical history graduate.
It is difficult to beat Oklahoma State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in history. OSU is a very large public university located in the town of Stillwater. A Best Colleges rank of #366 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 history students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the history program make an average of $30,522 in their early career salary.
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 pursuing a degree in history has to look into University of Central Oklahoma. UCO is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Edmond. This university ranks 8th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 46 history students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, history degree recipients generally earn around $32,127 in their early careers.
Any student pursuing a degree in history has to check out East Central University. Located in the remote town of Ada, ECU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 27th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 14 history students who graduated with this degree at ECU 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.
