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Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$24,447 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

History is the #23 most popular major in the country with 32,731 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top 10 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

Colorado State University - Pueblo undergraduate students pay an average of $15,659 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year.

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Weber State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #8, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U of U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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University of Northern Colorado came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $23,785 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $26,376 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best History Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 546
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 21 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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