2025 Best History Schools in Nebraska

If you're seeking a degree in history, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #23 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 181 degrees in history annually.

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

• Best Overall History Schools List

History Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in Nebraska. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Read more about College Factual's methodology.

Best Schools for History in Nebraska

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the history degree levels they offer.

Top Nebraska Schools in History

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 History Degrees Awarded

$33,013 Median Starting Salary

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in history. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, history degree recipients usually earn about $33,013 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in history from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2

University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 History Degrees Awarded

$39,340 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Nebraska at Kearney if you wish to pursue a degree in history. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Those history students who get their degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney make $6,122 more than the standard history grad.

More information about a degree in history from University of Nebraska at Kearney

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
Kansas	38	219
Minnesota	38	393
Iowa	38	336
South Dakota	38	70
Missouri	38	487
North Dakota	35	49

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	181

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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.