2023 Best History Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best History School for You
With 146 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #69 most popular major in Illinois.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best History Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best History Schools in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best for history majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best History Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for history students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best History Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for history students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best History Schools in Illinois list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best History Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
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Eastern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best History Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
DePaul University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best History Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #10, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.
Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 64 |
| Ohio | 155 |
| Indiana | 79 |
| Wisconsin | 65 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 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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