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2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,319 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 546 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Colorado 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.

2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for history majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in History

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $9,384 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $9,005 per year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Northern Colorado are $10,666 a year.

Full History at University of Northern Colorado Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Denver are $10,021 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State also made our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.

Full History at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 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. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCCS are $10,994 a year.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $9,000 per year.

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#8

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

Fort Lewis College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. FLC is a small public school located in the distant town of Durango.

FLC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,004 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full History at Fort Lewis College Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $12,610 per year.

CU - Boulder also took the #4 spot in our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

Full History at University of Colorado Boulder Report

Best Value History Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value History Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 9 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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