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2023 Best Value History Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$15,394 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,238 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 32,731 people earned a degree or certificate in history, making the major the #31 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value History Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value History Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for history majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in History

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the United States for history students working on their associate degree. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in tuition and fees each year. History majors at American Military University take out an average of $18,828 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, American Military University is ranked #2 for overall quality for history in the United States.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Idaho is a great value for history students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, history majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $11,400 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value History Associate Degree Schools list. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UVU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best History Associate Degree Schools list.

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#4

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Associate Degree Schools list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Empire are $17,540 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, SUNY Empire also did well on our Best History Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Associate Degree Schools list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.

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#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree history programs. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regent are $18,820 per year.

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Southwest
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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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