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Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

2023 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

History is the #26 most popular major in Michigan with 614 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Michigan to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for history majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

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#5

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Out of the 11 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Saginaw Valley State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of University Center.

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Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. K College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

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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
Indiana 533
Ohio 986
Illinois 974
Wisconsin 561

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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