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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 #24 most popular major in Ohio.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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.

Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Ohio.

#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 fringe town of Ashland.

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The excellent programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Ohio. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Full History at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 13 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

Full History at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

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The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Ohio list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in Ohio ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

Full History at University of Akron Main Campus Report

#9

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 146
Indiana 79
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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