2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in Illinois

A bachelor's degree in American U.S. studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #217 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for American U.S. studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 16 bachelor's degrees in American U.S. studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great American U.S. Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in United States studies matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for American U.S. studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for American U.S. studies.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study American U.S. Studies in Illinois

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for American U.S. studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for United States Studies Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in American U.S. studies. Located in the small 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 #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in American U.S. studies in Illinois.

There were about 7 American U.S. studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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2

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in American U.S. studies has to take a look at DePaul University. DePaul 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 #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in American U.S. studies in Illinois.

There were roughly 6 American U.S. studies students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Knox College
Galesburg, IL

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in American U.S. studies needs to look into Knox College. Located in the distant town of Galesburg, Knox is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 2 American U.S. studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Knox in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in American U.S. studies from Knox College

4

Dominican University
River Forest, IL

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in American U.S. studies has to look into Dominican University. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 1 American U.S. studies students who graduated with this degree at Dominican U in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in American U.S. studies from Dominican University

5

Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL

Illinois Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bloomington. More information about a bachelor’s in American U.S. studies from Illinois Wesleyan University

5

Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL

Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in American U.S. studies from Elmhurst University

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Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL

Lake Forest is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Lake Forest. More information about a bachelor’s in American U.S. studies from Lake Forest College

Best American U.S. Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular American U.S. Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	615	19
Ohio	598	41
Indiana	532	33

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Rankings in Majors Related to United States Studies

One of 28 majors within the Area Studies area of study, American U.S. Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Latin American Studies	20
East Asian Studies	14
African Studies	9
German Studies	9
Asian Studies	6
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	4
French Studies	4
Japanese Studies	4
Russian Studies	2
Chinese Studies	2

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 Karl Udo Gerth. More about our data sources and methodologies.