2024 Best Humanities Schools in Illinois

Humanities is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #37 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for humanities students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 128 degrees in humanities to qualified students.

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

• Best Overall Humanities Schools List

Pick Your Humanities Degree Level

The humanities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Humanities Schools in Illinois. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

 

Best Schools for Humanities in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the humanities degree levels they offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Humanities

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

126 Humanities Degrees Awarded

University of Chicago is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in humanities. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a degree in humanities from University of Chicago

2

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in humanities. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in humanities from Northwestern University

Best Humanities Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	790
Michigan	915	82
Indiana	737	48
Wisconsin	672	27

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Rankings in Majors Related to Humanities

Humanities is one of 3 different types of Liberal Arts General Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Humanities

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts	22,500
General Studies	2,929
Individualized Studies	190

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.