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2023 Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$31,816 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,296 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 32,731 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best History Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in the Far Western US Region for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $28,710 in 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 California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 20% of our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great value for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSB also did well on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 per year.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

UCR graduate students pay an average of $28,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $28,997 per year.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,392
Washington 475
Oregon 342
Hawaii 68
Nevada 109
Alaska 41

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 11 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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