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2023 Best Value History Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$8,091 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,793 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History School for You

With 219 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #21 most popular major in Idaho.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value History Schools in Idaho ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Idaho 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 Idaho

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

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in History

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in Idaho for history students. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.

BYU - I also took the #2 spot in our Best History Schools in Idaho rankings.

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#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$8,340 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great value for history students. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $8,340 per year. After completing their degree, history graduates from U of I carry an average student debtload of $25,144.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U of I is ranked #5 for overall quality for history in Idaho.

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$8,060 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Idaho list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boise State are $8,060 per year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at Boise State take out is $29,867.

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID
$7,872 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Idaho list. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ISU are $7,872 per year. After completing their degree, history graduates from ISU carry an average student debtload of $35,512.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 546
Utah 344
Montana 93
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 4 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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