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2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$20,285 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

History is the #26 most popular major in Michigan with 614 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Michigan 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Saginaw Valley State University the best value school in Michigan for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of University Center.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saginaw Valley State University are $11,130 a year.

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Out of the 11 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U-M are $17,193 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #1 for overall quality for history in Michigan.

Full History at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Oakland undergraduate students pay an average of $15,135 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full History at Oakland University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $13,900 per year.

GVSU also claimed a spot on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full History at Grand Valley State University Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $15,966 per year.

Michigan State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #6, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

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Western Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WMU are $13,434 a year.

Full History at Western Michigan University Report

With a ranking of #8, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 per year.

Read full report on History at Eastern Michigan University

Northern Michigan 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 #9 on the list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

Northern Michigan University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Wayne State undergraduate students pay an average of $15,199 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on History at Wayne State University

Best Value History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value History Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 533
Ohio 986
Illinois 974
Wisconsin 561

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 11 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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