2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% 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 - Idaho. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Pueblo is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized 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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Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the 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 small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Utah ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of U are $28,345 per 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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $23,785 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $26,376 per year.
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Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 546 |
| Utah | 344 |
| Montana | 93 |
| Idaho | 219 |
| Wyoming | 49 |
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History Related Majors for History
History Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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