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2023 Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$13,117 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,296 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 986 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Ohio 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in History

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Ohio. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC are $14,902 a year.

Read full report on History at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $9,720 per year.

Full History at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great value for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on History at Ohio State University - Main Campus

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Ohio. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full History at University of Akron Main Campus Report

Out of the 6 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 5 spot on the list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kent State are $11,766 a year.

Read full report on History at Kent State University at Kent

#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo 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. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Toledo are $16,600 per year.

Full History at University of Toledo Report

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
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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