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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for History in Illinois

46 Colleges in Illinois

820 Bachelor's Degrees

History isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #19 in popularity out of 38 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 46 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for history students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 820 bachelor's degrees in history during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great History School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in history matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for History in Illinois ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of history students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for history.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study History in Illinois

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for history students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

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Illinois State University
Normal, IL

97 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Illinois State University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in history. Illinois State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in history in Illinois.

There were roughly 97 history individuals who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent data year.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

87 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in history. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in history in Illinois.

There were roughly 87 history students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

72 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in history has to take a look at University of Chicago. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in history in Illinois.

There were roughly 72 history individuals who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

58 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in history needs to check out Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in history in Illinois.

There were about 58 history students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL

49 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#14 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

SIUE is a large public university located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

There were roughly 49 history students who graduated with this degree at SIUE in the most recent data year.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

48 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in history in Illinois.

There were about 48 history students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

39 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#11 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a large student population.

There were about 39 history individuals who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent data year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

32 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#7 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in history in Illinois.

There were about 32 history students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL

30 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#21 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

There were roughly 30 history individuals who graduated with this degree at Northeastern Illinois University in the most recent data year.

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University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, IL

21 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#8 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UIS is a small public university located in the city of Springfield. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #8 in quality for bachelor's degrees in history in Illinois.

There were roughly 21 history individuals who graduated with this degree at UIS in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	37	492
Ohio	34	814
Indiana	33	463
Wisconsin	31	526

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History Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
History	820

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	4,783
Psychology	4,185
Communication & Journalism	3,555
Education	3,458
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	527
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	245

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 Abraham Ortelius. More about our data sources and methodologies.

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