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History at University of Iowa

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at Iowa. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #2 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 Iowa

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	66
Master’s	2
Doctoral	2

Iowa History Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Iowa handed out 66 bachelor’s degrees in history.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Iowa holds a strong position among schools offering history at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #2 out of 5 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa	2
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa	4
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	12
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	26
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	337

Salary of History Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

History graduates with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa earn a median of $51,028 a year. This is lower than $69,768, the median for all majors at Iowa.

Student Debt of History Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at Iowa, history students accumulate a median of $25,978 in student loans. This is above $24,594, the typical median for all majors at Iowa.

Iowa Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,356	$31,374
Fees	$1,997	$1,997

Find out more about Iowa tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 67% of history bachelor’s degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The largest share of history bachelor’s degree graduates at Iowa were White. About 85% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	56
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	5

History, General (Bachelor’s)

Iowa conferred 66 bachelor’s completions in history, general in the most recent reporting year — 33% to women and 67% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (85%).

• Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa — #2
• Best Value General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa — #4
• Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region — #12
• Best Value General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region — #27
• Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #143

Graduate Study in History at Iowa

Graduate study is also available at Iowa. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	2
Doctoral	2

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 KMSatoh202 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.