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2023 Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

38 Colleges
$29,648 Avg Salary
$23,614 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History Bachelor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

Check out the history bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 40% are male.

Read full report on History at Brigham Young University - Provo

Out of the 38 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 2 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

Women make up 36% of the history majors at the school.

History majors at CU - Boulder take out an average of $20,551 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on History at University of Colorado Boulder

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 83 students majoring in history at Colorado State, 59% are male and 41% are female.

The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $316, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

About 49% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 51% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, history graduates from MSU Denver carry an average student debt load of $33,130.

Full History at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 38 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 5 spot on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 64 students majoring in history at U of U, 56% are male and 44% are female.

History majors at U of U take out an average of $25,667 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on History at University of Utah

University of Northern Colorado came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in history at University of Northern Colorado, 46% are male and 54% are female.

The average amount in student loans that history majors at University of Northern Colorado take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,466.

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Utah State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 46% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at Utah State University

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the history majors at the school.

On average, history graduates from UCCS take out $25,474 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 36% of the history majors at the school.

On average, history graduates from CU Anschutz take out $29,633 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on History at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

Women make up 42% of the history majors at the school.

History majors at UM take out an average of $30,043 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on History at The University of Montana

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools 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 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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