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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Illinois

16 Colleges
$32,707 Avg Salary
$22,415 Avg Student Debt

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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.

The Most Popular History Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Illinois 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

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for history students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for history students. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular history programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

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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 16 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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