2023 Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best History School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #55 in the country. In fact 4,391 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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The Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best History Colleges.
Top 10 Best History Schools
Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
The excellent programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ashland University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #6 on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Oakland University ranked #9 on this year’s Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Best History Colleges by State
Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 64 |
Illinois | 146 |
Ohio | 155 |
Indiana | 79 |
Wisconsin | 65 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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