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Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

History is the #23 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for history majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

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Utah Valley University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho ranked #10 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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
Montana 93
Idaho 219
Wyoming 49

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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