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.
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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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2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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
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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a 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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Out of the 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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.
Out of the 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year.
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 medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $15,659 a year.
Utah State 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 #6 on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 per year.
With a ranking of #7, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year.
University of Utah came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, U of U 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.
University of Northern Colorado landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.
University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $23,785 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #10 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 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.
Best History Colleges by State
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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