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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Ohio

13 Colleges
$27,784 Avg Salary
$24,944 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

With 155 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #53 most popular major in Ohio.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular History Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Ohio to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Colleges.

#1

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Ashland University the most popular school in Ohio for history students. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

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Out of the 13 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Ohio. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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#9

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #9 on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

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Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 64
Illinois 146
Indiana 79
Wisconsin 65

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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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