History at Illinois
Illinois graduates about 94 history majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 110th of 692 schools we score for history, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 175 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 92% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $47,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×). Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Illinois
Where history happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Grainger Engineering Library, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Natural History Survey Green House, Music and Performing Arts Library, Main Library, Natural History Building, Funk Library.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 144 · Student housing 84 · Dorm 45 · Athletics 22 · Arts 9 · Dining 6.
Nearby in the history ranking
Other strong majors at Illinois
- Engineering (all) 90 · #27
- Communications & media 90 · #17
- Computer science 89 · #36
- Math & statistics 86 · #52
- Political science & IR 83 · #71
- Physics & astronomy 83 · #63
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Illinois with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.