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Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

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2023 Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

15 Colleges
$29,648 Avg Salary
$23,614 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree 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.

The Most Popular History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Colorado to see which bachelor's 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.

Check out the history bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 83 students majoring in history at CU - Boulder, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the most popular school in Colorado for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

About 41% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 59% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 49% of the history majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

About 54% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 46% are male.

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Out of the 15 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 43 students majoring in history at UCCS, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in history at CU Anschutz, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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United States Air Force Academy landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. USAFA is a small public school located in the fringe town of USAF Academy.

About 20% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in history at DU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

Women make up 44% of the history majors at the school.

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#10

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

Fort Lewis College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. FLC is a small public school located in the town of Durango.

About 47% of the students majoring in history at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Best History Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges 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 15 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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