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2023 Best Value History Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$24,034 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,611 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History School for You

With 132 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #81 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value History Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value History Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for history majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best History Schools

$12,256 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Millersville University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

Millersville undergraduate students pay an average of $12,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,507 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Pennsylvania. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SRU are $10,507 a year.

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$11,259 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

East Stroudsburg University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,259 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,423 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCUPA are $10,423 per year.

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$13,394 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ship are $13,394 per year.

Full History at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Report

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
$17,378 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Temple are $17,378 per year.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value history programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UPenn are $61,710 a year.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best History Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#8

Villanova University

Villanova, PA
$59,020 Average Tuition & Fees

Villanova University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Villanova not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best History Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #9 on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt are $20,362 per year.

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#10

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA
$43,526 Average Tuition & Fees

Duquesne University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value history programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Duquesne undergraduate students pay an average of $43,526 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 477
Maryland 55
New Jersey 88
District of Columbia 73
Delaware 10

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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