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2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best History Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio University - Athens Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in history at OHIO Athens, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Great Lakes Region . BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Women make up 60% of the history majors at the school.

History majors at BGSU take out an average of $20,128 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Maranatha Baptist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Great Lakes Region . MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Watertown.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Meinrad School of Theology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote area of St. Meinrad, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 614
Ohio 986
Illinois 974
Indiana 533
Wisconsin 561

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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