2023 Best History Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #31 in the country. In fact 32,731 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best History Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best History Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out of the 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ashland University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
Oakland University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Best History Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 614 |
| Ohio | 986 |
| Illinois | 974 |
| Indiana | 533 |
| Wisconsin | 561 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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