2023 Best Value History Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best History School for You
In 2020-2021, 887 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Florida 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best History Schools
Our analysis found University of Central Florida to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UCF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,368 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, history majors at UCF accumulate an average of around $22,945 in student debt.
UCF also claimed a spot on our Best History Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Florida list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UF are $6,381 a year. After completing their degree, history graduates from UF carry an average student debtload of $18,748.
UF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best History Schools in Florida list.
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The excellent programs at University of North Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Florida. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
UNF undergraduate students pay an average of $5,964 in in-state tuition and fees each year. History majors at UNF take out an average of $19,750 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Florida list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
FAU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,879 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, history graduates from FAU carry an average student debtload of $18,075.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Gulf Coast University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Florida list. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FGCU are $6,118 a year.
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The University of West Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value history programs. UWF is a large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWF are $5,776 per year. History majors at UWF take out an average of $17,221 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Florida list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $6,410 per year. While working on their degree, history majors at USF Tampa accumulate an average of around $21,495 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, USF Tampa also did well on our Best History Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Florida State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value history programs. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida State are $6,517 per year. While working on their degree, history majors at Florida State accumulate an average of around $20,478 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Florida State also is in the top 10% of our Best History Schools in Florida ranking.
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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FIU are $6,565 a year. While working on their degree, history majors at FIU accumulate an average of around $22,250 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #10, Flagler College - St Augustine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students. Located in the small suburb of Saint Augustine, Flagler St. Augustine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Flagler St. Augustine are $21,140 per year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at Flagler St. Augustine take out is $27,000.
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Explore all the Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,063 |
| West Virginia | 539 |
| Mississippi | 232 |
| South Carolina | 423 |
| Virginia | 1,500 |
| Arkansas | 246 |
| Alabama | 505 |
| Kentucky | 366 |
| Georgia | 679 |
| Tennessee | 555 |
| Louisiana | 426 |
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History Related Majors for History
History Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Majors Similar to History
| 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 10 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.