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2023 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best History Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in history at UChicago, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 73% of the history majors at the school.

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#2

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 # 2 spot on the list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in history at Illinois State, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 22% of the history majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 29% of the history majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

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

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 83% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

About 80% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 20% are male.

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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 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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