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2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

45 Colleges
$22,717 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 32,731 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.

National University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#3

Nevada State College

Henderson, NV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Nevada State College is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Henderson, NSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSC are $19,440 per year.

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#4

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sonoma State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SSU are $19,868 a year.

Full History at Sonoma State University Report

#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,184 in tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Long Beach ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $18,726 per year.

Read full report on History at California State University - Long Beach

University of Nevada - Reno 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. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

UNR undergraduate students pay an average of $24,827 in tuition and fees each year.

Full History at University of Nevada - Reno Report

California State University - Northridge came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,923 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,016 in tuition and fees each year.

Full History at San Diego State University Report

With a ranking of #10, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAA are $25,228 per year.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,392
Washington 475
Oregon 342
Hawaii 68
Nevada 109
Alaska 41

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 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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