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2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$15,022 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

History is the #25 most popular major in Missouri with 496 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

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

#1

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Truman State University the best value school in Missouri for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

Truman State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,689 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#2

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Columbia College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Missouri. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia College Missouri are $11,636 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Missouri. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drury University - CCPS are $7,924 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

UMSL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #2 for overall quality for history in Missouri.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City 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. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $11,271 per year.

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#7

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lindenwood University are $18,640 per year.

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#8

Drury University

Springfield, MO

Drury University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drury University are $32,130 per year.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 219
Minnesota 398
Iowa 336
South Dakota 70
Nebraska 224
North Dakota 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 8 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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