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2023 Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

84 Colleges
$21,442 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,162 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #31 most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 84 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best History Schools

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMGC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,336 in tuition and fees each year. On average, history graduates from UMGC take out $22,129 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMGC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

The excellent programs at Salisbury University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

Salisbury undergraduate students pay an average of $20,458 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, history graduates from Salisbury carry an average student debtload of $23,372. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $460, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Salisbury excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SRU are $14,615 a year. History majors at SRU take out an average of $26,889 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY
$18,725 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at SUNY Cortland helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the distant town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

SUNY Cortland undergraduate students pay an average of $18,725 in tuition and fees each year. History majors at SUNY Cortland take out an average of $25,691 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$14,122 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Ship undergraduate students pay an average of $14,122 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at Ship take out is $26,976.

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$19,797 Average Tuition & Fees

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

East Stroudsburg University undergraduate students pay an average of $19,797 in tuition and fees each year. On average, history graduates from East Stroudsburg University take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Kean University

Union, NJ
$19,771 Average Tuition & Fees

Kean University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value history programs. Kean is a large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kean are $19,771 per year. History majors at Kean take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$22,226 Average Tuition & Fees

Millersville University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

Millersville undergraduate students pay an average of $22,226 in tuition and fees each year. On average, history graduates from Millersville take out $26,538 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY
$17,540 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Empire State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

SUNY Empire undergraduate students pay an average of $17,540 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, history graduates from SUNY Empire carry an average student debtload of $18,750.

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With a ranking of #10, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCUPA are $22,247 a year.

WCUPA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#11

SUNY Geneseo

Geneseo, NY
$18,837 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Geneseo came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Geneseo are $18,837 per year. History majors at SUNY Geneseo take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#12

Lehman College

Bronx, NY
$15,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Lehman College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehman is a large public school located in the large city of Bronx.

Lehman undergraduate students pay an average of $15,360 in tuition and fees each year. On average, history graduates from Lehman take out $12,584 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Towson University Towson, MD
14 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
15 Queens College Queens, NY
16 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,235
New York 2,677
Maryland 617
New Jersey 735
District of Columbia 258
Delaware 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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