PhD History at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The Department of History offers degrees at both the master’s and doctoral levels. In addition to the regular master’s degree program, the department offers a special program designed to meet the needs of current and future middle and high school teachers, which leads to the Master of Arts in the Teaching of History (MAT). Students must select one of the following major fields for the MA and PhD: Africa; China; early modern Europe; modern Europe; Great Britain; Eastern Europe; Russia and Eurasia; South Asia; Latin America; the Middle East; and Colonial America and the United States.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Minimum 96 semester hours required.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Prior degree: Applicants must have either an undergraduate major in history or a minimum of 16 semester hours in history. GPA: At least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of undergraduate study. A GPA of 3.50/4.00 is recommended. Letters of recommendation: Three required, preferably from former professors. Personal statement: Required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uic.edu/admissions/

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