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.
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2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for history majors pursuing a master's degree.
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 town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Eau Claire are $19,434 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Eau Claire also is in the top 20% of our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
With a ranking of #7, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.
UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Marquette also is in the top 10% of our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
University of Akron Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the 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.
Best History Colleges by State
Explore the best history colleges 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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