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2023 Best Value History Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,319 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,327 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value History Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value History Schools in Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in History

$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU Anschutz are $9,384 a year. While working on their degree, history majors at CU Anschutz accumulate an average of around $25,686 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU Anschutz also is in the top 20% of our Best History Schools in Colorado ranking.

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$9,005 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $9,005 per year. History majors at Colorado State University - Pueblo take out an average of $22,299 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$10,666 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Northern Colorado are $10,666 a year. History majors at University of Northern Colorado take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$10,021 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great value for history students. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

MSU Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $10,021 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at MSU Denver take out is $30,752.

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$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for history students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, history graduates from Colorado State take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $316, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best History Schools in Colorado list.

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#6

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO
$9,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Mesa University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value history programs. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Colorado Mesa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO
$9,004 Average Tuition & Fees

Fort Lewis College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Colorado list. FLC is a small public school located in the distant town of Durango.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FLC are $9,004 per year.

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$10,994 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCCS are $10,994 a year. After completing their degree, history graduates from UCCS carry an average student debtload of $21,500.

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$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students. 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 undergraduate at CU - Boulder are $12,610 a year. On average, history graduates from CU - Boulder take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best History Schools in Colorado list.

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Best 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

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 9 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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