2025 Best History Schools in Kansas

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in history. It is ranked #23 out of 38 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best History Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 202 degrees in history annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall History Schools List

History Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best History Schools in Kansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for History in Kansas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the history degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Kansas Schools in History

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

44 History Degrees Awarded

$42,451 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a degree in history. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

History degree recipients from University of Kansas receive an earnings boost of about $9,233 over the average income of history majors.

More information about a degree in history from University of Kansas

2

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6.9% Growth in Graduates

$33,744 Median Starting Salary

Kansas State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in history. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Graduates who receive their degree from the history program earn an average of $33,744 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in history from Kansas State University

Best History Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	38	393
Iowa	38	336
South Dakota	38	70
Missouri	38	487
Nebraska	36	224
North Dakota	35	49

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	202

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.