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2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,319 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

History is the #27 most popular major in Colorado with 546 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Colorado 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 Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in History

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $9,384 per year. On average, history graduates from CU Anschutz take out $29,633 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $9,005 per year.

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $10,666 per year. On average, history graduates from University of Northern Colorado take out $21,466 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

MSU Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $10,021 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, history graduates from MSU Denver take out $33,130 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $12,188 per year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $316.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $10,994 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, history majors at UCCS accumulate an average of around $25,474 in student debt.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Colorado Mesa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at Colorado Mesa take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,215.

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#8

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

Fort Lewis College 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 #8 on the list. FLC is a small public school located in the town of Durango.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FLC are $9,004 per year.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU - Boulder are $12,610 a year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at CU - Boulder take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,551.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full History at University of Colorado Boulder Report

Best Value History Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 344
Idaho 219
Montana 93
Wyoming 49

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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