2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
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Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
History is the #20 most popular major in Illinois with 840 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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
Loyola University Chicago tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional history students. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Loyola Chicago also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for History in Illinois rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 5,319 students take at least one class online at Loyola Chicago. There are roughly 2,121 part time students in attendance at Loyola Chicago.
Read full report on History at Loyola University Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign. UIUC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for History in Illinois list.
About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.
Read full report on History at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population. Illinois State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for History in Illinois list.
The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.
Read full report on History at Illinois State University
University of Illinois at Chicago comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population. UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for History in Illinois list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,712 part time students in attendance at UIC.
Read full report on History at University of Illinois at Chicago
Our rankings recognize Northern Illinois University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population. NIU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for History in Illinois list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. 4,345 students are part time.
Read full report on History at Northern Illinois University
Northeastern Illinois University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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. There are roughly 3,296 part time students in attendance at Northeastern Illinois University.
Read full report on History at Northeastern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population. SIUE also made our Best Colleges for History in Illinois list, coming in at #9.
About 2.5% of SIUE students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,500 students at SIUE that take at least one class online. About 3,603 of the students at SIUE are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize DePaul University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. DePaul also made our Best Colleges for History in Illinois list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. 3,547 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Illinois University. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.2%. There are approximately 4,203 students at WIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,874 part time students in attendance at WIU.
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Our rankings recognize Southern Illinois University Carbondale as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at SIUC is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. 2,629 students are part time.
Read full report on History at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
