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History at Iowa State University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at ISU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #3 out of 5 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

History Degrees Available at ISU

Here is each degree level offered in history at ISU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	63
Master’s	2
Doctoral	1

ISU History Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Iowa State University handed out 63 bachelor’s degrees in history.

Bachelor’s Rankings

ISU is among the very best schools in the country for history at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #3 out of 5 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa	3
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa	3
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	19
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	20
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	211
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238

Salary of History Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

History graduates with a bachelor’s degree from ISU earn a median of $40,853 a year. This is below $64,577, the median for all majors at ISU.

Student Debt of History Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at ISU, history students accumulate a median of $26,007 in student loans. This is above $23,319, the typical median for all majors at ISU.

ISU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,324	$27,346
Fees	$1,535	$1,535

Find out more about ISU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 63% of history bachelor’s degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

The largest share of history bachelor’s degree graduates at ISU were White. About 83% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s in history.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	52
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	6

History, General (Bachelor’s)

ISU awarded 63 bachelor’s degrees in history, general in the latest year of data — 37% to women and 63% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (83%).

• Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa — #3
• Best Value General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa — #3
• Best Value General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region — #19
• Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region — #20
• Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #210

Graduate Study in History at ISU

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at ISU. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	2
Doctoral	1

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Jamo2008 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.