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2023 Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$30,526 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,296 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the history doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in History

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on History at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for history students working on their doctor’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full History at Northern Illinois University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great value for history students working on their doctor’s degree. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUC are $16,162 a year.

Full History at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Illinois. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large 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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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great value for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for history in Illinois.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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Best 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

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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