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2023 Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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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 Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 64% are male.

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

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 11 students majoring in history at UChicago, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Read full report on History at University of Chicago

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 30% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at Northwestern University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 50% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 5 spot on the list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Of the 2 students majoring in history at SIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full History at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Read full report on History at Northern Illinois University

Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full History at Loyola University Chicago Report

Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 7 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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