2023 Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best History 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.
The Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year. History majors at BYU take out an average of $19,314 in student loans while working on their egree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 15% of our Best History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Idaho is a great value for history students. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year. On average, history graduates from UW take out $18,250 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UVU also did well on our Best History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $15,659 per year. After completing their degree, history graduates from Colorado State University - Pueblo carry an average student debtload of $22,299.
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With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.
USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at USU take out is $27,179.
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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year.
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University of Utah ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, history majors at U of U accumulate an average of around $22,338 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U of U also is in the top 20% of our Best History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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University of Northern Colorado came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.
University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $23,785 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, history graduates from University of Northern Colorado carry an average student debtload of $21,500.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $26,376 per year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at CU Anschutz take out is $25,686.
CU Anschutz also claimed a spot on our Best History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| 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 21 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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