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2023 Most Popular History Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

13 Colleges
$17,238 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History Associate Degree 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 Most Popular History Associate Degree 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 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for history students working on their associate degree. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

About 90% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. CWI is a fairly large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

Women make up 43% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at College of Western Idaho Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for history students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the history majors at the school.

Full History at Utah Valley University Report

#4

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full History at Snow College Report

#5

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Salt Lake Community College is a great place for history students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#6

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

North Idaho College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree history programs. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

About 43% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full History at North Idaho College Report

#7

Casper College

Casper, WY

Casper College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular History Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Casper College is a small public school located in the city of Casper.

About 75% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 25% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Northern Wyoming Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their associate degree. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the town of Sheridan.

Of the 4 students majoring in history at Northern Wyoming Community College District, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Laramie County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for history students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in history at LCCC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#7

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

With a ranking of #7, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students working on their associate degree. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Twin Falls.

Women make up 75% of the history majors at the school.

Read full report on History at College of Southern Idaho

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 13 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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