2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #23 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value 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 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ashland University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Great Lakes Region . SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Eau Claire are $19,434 per year.
UW - Eau Claire also claimed a spot on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Central Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.
Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #5 for overall quality for history in the Great Lakes Region .
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Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Marquette is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. 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 tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest History Colleges by State
Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 533 |
| Michigan | 614 |
| Ohio | 986 |
| Illinois | 974 |
| Wisconsin | 561 |
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Majors Related to History
History Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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