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2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

10 Colleges
840 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,721 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IllinoisIn <nil>, 840 bachelor's degrees were awarded to history students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state. This means that 3.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the history program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying history.

Top 10 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Loyola University Chicago has taken the #1 spot in this year's history ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Loyola Chicago has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for History in Illinois ranking.

About 0.6% of Loyola Chicago students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,319 students at Loyola Chicago that take at least one class online. 2,121 of Loyola Chicago students are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population. UIUC also made our Best Colleges for History in Illinois list, coming in at #4.

About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,007 part time students in attendance at UIUC.

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Our rankings recognize Illinois State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal. Illinois State also made our Best Colleges for History in Illinois list, coming in at #5.

About 1.7% of Illinois State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. 2,500 of Illinois State students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Chicago as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for History in Illinois ranking.

About 0.7% of UIC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. 5,712 of UIC students are attending part time.

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Northern Illinois University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb. NIU also made our Best Colleges for History in Illinois list, coming in at #7.

About 2.1% of NIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. There are roughly 4,345 part time students in attendance at NIU.

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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

The student loan default rate at Northeastern Illinois University is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,632 students at Northeastern Illinois University that take at least one class online. 3,296 of Northeastern Illinois University students are attending part time.

Full History at Northeastern Illinois University Report

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Our rankings recognize Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as the #7 school in this year's rankings. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville. SIUE not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for History in Illinois list.

The student loan default rate at SIUE is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,500 students at SIUE that take at least one class online. 3,603 of SIUE students are attending part time.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. DePaul not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for History in Illinois list.

About 1.0% of DePaul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. 3,547 students are part time.

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Western Illinois University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.2%. Approximately 4,203 students take at least one class online at WIU. There are roughly 1,874 part time students in attendance at WIU.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. Approximately 2,640 students take at least one class online at SIUC. 2,629 students are part time.

Full History at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 544
Ohio 808
Indiana 452
Wisconsin 496

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