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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$25,516 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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.

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

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

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

Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for history students working on their master’s degree. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

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Montana State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.

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The University of Montana landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.

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Boise State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Boise State graduate students pay an average of $26,558 in tuition and fees each year.

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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.

  • 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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