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2023 Most Popular History Schools in Colorado

16 Colleges
$32,327 Avg Salary
$23,641 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular History Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Colorado to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in Colorado for history students. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

History majors at CU - Boulder take out an average of $20,500 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

The average amount in student loans that history majors at Colorado State take out is $23,250. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $316, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

History majors at MSU Denver take out an average of $30,752 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Colorado. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The average amount in student loans that history majors at UCCS take out is $21,500.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

While working on their degree, history majors at University of Northern Colorado accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that history majors at CU Anschutz take out is $25,686.

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With a ranking of #7, United States Air Force Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. USAFA is a small public school located in the fringe town of USAF Academy.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #8, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

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

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in Colorado list. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population.

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Best History Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 16 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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