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2023 Most Popular History Schools in the Great Lakes Region

57 Colleges
$29,228 Avg Salary
$24,399 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 4,391 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a .

#1

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for history students. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 57 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #6 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #6 on the list. UIUC is a very 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 most popular schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #10, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Best History Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 146
Indiana 79
Ohio 155
Wisconsin 65
Michigan 64

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

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 29 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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