2024 Best History Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in history education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #399 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for history education students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 master's degrees in history education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on history education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other history education students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized history education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for history education students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank History Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best History Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study History Education in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for history education students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in History Teacher Education

1

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

DePaul University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in history education. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in history education from DePaul University

2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in history education. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in history education from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best History Education Colleges by State

Explore the best history education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	11
Ohio	494	0

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History Education Related Rankings by Major

History Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education	1,081
Health Education	254
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	244
Science Education	215
Music Education	189
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	155
Art Education	94
Mathematics Education	74
Biology Education	74
Agricultural Teacher Education	45

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Aparajita Datta. More about our data sources and methodologies.