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.
There was only one school in South Dakota to review for the 2025 Best History Schools in South Dakota ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best History Schools in South Dakota list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
It is hard to beat South Dakota State University if you wish to pursue a degree in history. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who receive their degree from the history program earn around $33,135 for their early career.
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).