by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended History Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
History Education is the 470th most popular major in the country with 804 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 63 history education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 history education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended History Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in history education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree history teacher education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended History Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s history teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended History Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s history teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended History Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 masters’s history teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McKendree University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Lebanon, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s history teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s history teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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