2023 Most Popular 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ashland University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 57 students majoring in history at Ashland, 53% are male and 47% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular history schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 22 students majoring in history at UWM, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
Of the 16 students majoring in history at IU Bloomington, 50% are male and 50% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
About 62% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 38% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 50% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.
Women make up 33% of the history majors at the school.
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Eastern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree history programs. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 36% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 64% are male.
With a ranking of #7, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
About 18% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 82% are male.
Loyola University Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in history at Loyola Chicago, 27% are male and 73% are female.
Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.
About 36% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 64% are male.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular History Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
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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 |
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| Michigan | 614 |
| Ohio | 986 |
| Illinois | 974 |
| Indiana | 533 |
| Wisconsin | 561 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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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