2023 Best Value History Associate Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
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 fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per 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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The excellent associate degree programs at Brigham Young University - Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the United States. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for history students working on their associate degree. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UVU also did well on our Best History Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means SUNY Empire State College is a great value for history students working on their associate degree. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.
SUNY Empire undergraduate students pay an average of $17,540 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, SUNY Empire is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best History Associate Degree Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Associate Degree Schools list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in tuition and fees each year.
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Regent University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Regent are $18,820 a year.
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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).
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