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2023 Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 146 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 36% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in history at UChicago, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 30% of the history majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in history at SIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full History at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 79
Ohio 155
Wisconsin 65
Michigan 64

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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