2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best History Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master'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 master’s degree in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $8,052 per year.
CU Anschutz also made our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $13,313 per year.
Colorado State also made our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 5 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 midsize city of Greeley.
University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $13,366 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 Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU - Boulder are $13,901 a year.
CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
UCCS graduate students pay an average of $13,854 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value History Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore all the Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 344 |
| Montana | 93 |
| Idaho | 219 |
| Wyoming | 49 |
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| 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 5 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.