2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 32,731 people earned a degree or certificate in history, making the major the #23 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 418 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in History
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the United States for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, American Military University also did well on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland Global Campus is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $12,336 per year.
UMGC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, National University also did well on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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South Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, South Dakota State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.
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With a ranking of #7, Columbia College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia College Missouri are $11,636 a year.
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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year.
ASU - Skysong also claimed a spot on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drury University - CCPS are $7,924 per year.
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University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the distant town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Pembroke are $7,495 per year.
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SRU are $14,615 a year.
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Western Carolina University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.
WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,367 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUE are $11,496 a year.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.
UW Oshkosh undergraduate students pay an average of $15,306 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #16, Salisbury University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salisbury are $20,458 per year.
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Dalton State 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 #17 on the list. Located in the small city of Dalton, DSC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DSC are $10,589 per year.
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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 #17 on the list. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ship are $14,122 a year.
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SUNY Cortland came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Cortland are $18,725 per year.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney 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 #20 on the list. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNK are $15,320 a year.
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Northeastern State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NSU are $15,755 a year.
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Western Illinois University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WIU are $13,297 a year.
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Northern Illinois University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.
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Truman State University 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 #24 on the list. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.
Truman State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,410 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
UW - Green Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $16,091 in tuition and fees each year.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 418 different United States history schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of Houston - Clear Lake | Houston, TX |
| 52 | Utah Valley University | Orem, UT |
| 53 | University of Arkansas - Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR |
| 54 | Colorado State University - Pueblo | Pueblo, CO |
| 55 | University of North Georgia | Dahlonega, GA |
| 56 | University of Wisconsin - Parkside | Kenosha, WI |
| 57 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
| 58 | Texas Woman’s University | Denton, TX |
| 59 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale, IL |
| 60 | University of Akron Main Campus | Akron, OH |
| 61 | Georgia Gwinnett College | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 62 | Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH |
| 62 | Lehman College | Bronx, NY |
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL |
| 65 | Liberty University | Lynchburg, VA |
| 66 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| 67 | Texas A&M University - San Antonio | San Antonio, TX |
| 68 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 68 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
| 68 | Utah State University | Logan, UT |
| 71 | Austin Peay State University | Clarksville, TN |
| 71 | Queens College | Queens, NY |
| 71 | SUNY Geneseo | Geneseo, NY |
| 74 | Columbus State University | Columbus, GA |
| 74 | Towson University | Towson, MD |
| 76 | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI |
| 77 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
| 78 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA |
| 78 | Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park, CA |
| 80 | Clayton State University | Morrow, GA |
| 81 | Oakland University | Rochester Hills, MI |
| 82 | Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw, GA |
| 82 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
History by Region
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Most Popular Majors Related to History
| 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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