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History at Mizzou

Mizzou graduates about 48 history majors a year. That puts it 134th of 692 schools we score for history, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 207 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 95% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#134 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year48under 1% of the class
Courses in the catalog207more than 95% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1340whole school

Around Mizzou

Faurot Field at the University of Missouri.
Faurot Field AerialPhoto: Lectrician2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stankowski Field, Mizzou
Stankowski Field, Mizzou - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ellis Library, Lottes Health Sciences Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 137 · Dorm 63 · Student housing 58 · Athletics 16 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. University of Vermont 73
  2. Hofstra University 73
  3. University of Arizona 72
  4. University of California, Irvine 72
  5. Virginia Tech 72
  6. Clark University 72
  7. Muhlenberg College 72
  8. The University of Alabama 71

Other strong majors at Mizzou

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mizzou with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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