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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Wisconsin

6 Colleges
$30,282 Avg Salary
$24,287 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

With 65 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #23 most popular major in Wisconsin.

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 Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Wisconsin 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 .

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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

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#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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The excellent programs at Maranatha Baptist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Wisconsin. Located in the town of Watertown, MBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

Mount Mary University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 146
Indiana 79
Ohio 155
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 6 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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