2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best History Master'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.
The Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for history students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $9,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EIU are $10,640 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NIU are $11,390 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #3 for overall quality for history in Illinois.
Northeastern Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.
Northeastern Illinois University graduate students pay an average of $9,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Western Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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 #8 on the 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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DePaul University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. UIC is a very 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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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 |
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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 12 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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