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2024 Best General History Schools in Wisconsin

10 Colleges in Wisconsin
586 General History Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general history, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #23 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for general history students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 586 degrees in general history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great General History School

Best General History Schools in Wisconsin Your choice of general history school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

General History Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General History
Master's Degrees in General History
Doctor's Degrees in General History

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General History Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General History in Wisconsin

The schools below may not offer all types of general history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Wisconsin Schools in General History

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
151 General History Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a degree in general history. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 151 general history students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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2
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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WI
37 General History Degrees Awarded

Marquette University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general history. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were approximately 37 general history students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In WI
41 General History Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general history needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. UW - Eau Claire is a large public university located in the city of Eau Claire. A Best Colleges rank of #323 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Eau Claire is a great university overall.

There were approximately 41 general history students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In WI

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general history. UW Oshkosh is a large public university located in the city of Oshkosh. This university ranks 24th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 21 general history students who graduated with this degree at UW Oshkosh in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In WI
4.8% Growth in Graduates

UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public university located in the small city of La Crosse. A Best Colleges rank of #267 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 general history students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
43 General History Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #359 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Whitewater is a great university overall.

There were about 43 general history students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In WI

UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Stevens Point. This university ranks 26th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 24 general history students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WI
33 General History Degrees Awarded

UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Green Bay. This university ranks 27th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 33 general history students who graduated with this degree at UW - Green Bay in the most recent data year.

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9
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Carthage College
Kenosha, WI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In WI
26.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 15 general history students who graduated with this degree at Carthage in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In WI
23.5% Growth in Graduates

UW - Parkside is a small public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha. This university ranks 41st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 17 general history students who graduated with this degree at UW - Parkside in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General History Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 907
Michigan 915 602
Illinois 870 960
Indiana 737 517

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One of 8 majors within the History area of study, General History has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 3
Military History 2

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