by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for history students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 772 bachelor's degrees in history to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of history for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for history students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for history students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
It's difficult to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in history. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Northwestern University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in history. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in history needs to look into Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Loyola University Chicago
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in history has to look into Illinois State University. Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Illinois State University
Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Illinois at Chicago
Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Northern Illinois University
DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in history from DePaul University
SIUE is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Edwardsville.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Located in the remote town of Charleston, EIU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Eastern Illinois University
UIS is a small public university located in the city of Springfield.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Illinois at Springfield
Explore all the Best History Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 772 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 4,509 |
| Communication & Journalism | 2,899 |
| English Language & Literature | 1,148 |
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 950 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 668 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 581 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 466 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 394 |
| Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies | 236 |