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2023 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

13 Colleges
$29,648 Avg Salary
$23,614 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

History is the #38 most popular major in Illinois with 974 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best History Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois 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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $434.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, history graduates from Illinois State carry an average student debtload of $22,052. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $294.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, history graduates from NIU take out $24,572 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, history majors at SIUE accumulate an average of around $23,314 in student debt.

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#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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Western Illinois University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

On average, history graduates from WIU take out $31,242 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, history majors at DePaul accumulate an average of around $23,483 in student debt.

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#10

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

History majors at Aurora take out an average of $24,424 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 614
Ohio 986
Indiana 533
Wisconsin 561

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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