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2023 Best History Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #31 in the country. In fact 32,731 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best History Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the history master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for history students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree history programs. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their master’s degree. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho ranked #9 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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With a ranking of #10, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 546
Utah 344
Idaho 219
Montana 93
Wyoming 49

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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