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2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$26,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

History is the #40 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,235 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SRU are $10,507 a year.

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Out of the 20 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

WCUPA undergraduate students pay an average of $10,423 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 20 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Millersville are $12,256 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

East Stroudsburg University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,259 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 20 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bloomsburg are $10,982 per year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at Bloomsburg take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,312.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ship are $13,394 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Pitt Greensburg is a small public school located in the large suburb of Greensburg.

Pitt Greensburg undergraduate students pay an average of $14,344 in in-state tuition and fees each year. History majors at Pitt Greensburg take out an average of $23,483 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $449.

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University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. Pitt Johnstown is a small public school located in the suburb of Johnstown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Johnstown are $14,352 per year. On average, history graduates from Pitt Johnstown take out $23,483 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $449.

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Kutztown University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kutztown University are $11,062 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, history majors at Kutztown University accumulate an average of around $27,948 in student debt.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Temple are $17,378 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, history graduates from Temple carry an average student debtload of $25,730.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,677
Maryland 617
New Jersey 735
District of Columbia 258
Delaware 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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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