2023 Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You
With 974 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #23 most popular major in Illinois.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in History
Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.
UIUC also took the #4 spot in our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUC are $16,162 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.
UChicago did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
Request InformationBest Value History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value History Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 533 |
| Michigan | 614 |
| Ohio | 986 |
| Wisconsin | 561 |
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Majors Related to History
History Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Majors Similar to History
| 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 6 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.
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