2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value 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 value master's degree programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for history majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ashland University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Ashland graduate students pay an average of $6,972 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois State also is in the top 20% of our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Eau Claire are $19,434 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Eau Claire also did well on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Central Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.
UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Marquette University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.
Marquette also claimed a spot on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.
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Best History Colleges by State
Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| 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.
- 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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