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2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$24,702 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 735 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #22 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in New Jersey 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Kean University

Union, NJ

Our analysis found Kean University to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Jersey. Kean is a large public school located in the suburb of Union.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kean are $12,595 a year.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rowan are $14,376 a year.

Full History at Rowan University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a year.

Full History at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ramapo College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ramapo College are $14,952 per year.

Read full report on History at Ramapo College of New Jersey

#5

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $13,298 per year.

Full History at Montclair State University Report

Rutgers University - Newark came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers Newark are $15,208 a year.

Full History at Rutgers University - Newark Report

#7

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

NJCU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,072 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full History at New Jersey City University Report

William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

William Paterson University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on History at William Paterson University of New Jersey

Rutgers University - Camden landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Rutgers Camden undergraduate students pay an average of $15,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TCNJ are $17,287 a year.

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

Read full report on History at The College of New Jersey

Best Value History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,235
New York 2,677
Maryland 617
Delaware 68
District of Columbia 258

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Majors Similar 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 17 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.

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