2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best History Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master'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. 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.
Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 midsize city of Greeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.
CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.
Colorado State also made our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.
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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 per year.
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The University of Montana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UM are $24,096 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of I are $29,148 per year.
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Boise State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boise State are $26,558 a year.
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| 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 13 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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