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2023 Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$24,447 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,776 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best History Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for history students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year. History majors at BYU take out an average of $19,314 in student loans while working on their egree.

BYU also claimed a spot on our Best History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.

Full History at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for history students. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school 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.

Full History at University of Wyoming Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for history students. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.

UVU also claimed a spot on our Best History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$15,659 Average Tuition & Fees

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 midsize 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.

Full History at Colorado State University - Pueblo Report

Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #6 on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 per year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at USU take out is $27,179.

Full History at Utah State University Report

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 small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value history programs. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly 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.

U of U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Read full report on History at University of Utah

University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #9 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 undergraduate student at University of Northern Colorado are $23,785 a 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $26,376 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at CU Anschutz take out is $25,686.

In addition to its great value ranking, CU Anschutz is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full History at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

Best History Colleges by State

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

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 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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