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Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

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2023 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

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

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 546 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 Colorado

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

Top Colorado Schools for a Bachelor's in History

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best school in Colorado for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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Out of the 9 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

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University of Colorado Boulder 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

With a ranking of #8, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on this year’s best schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

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#9

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 #9 on the list. FLC is a small public school located in the distant town of Durango.

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Best History Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 9 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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