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2023 Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$26,586 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,776 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #55 most popular major in the country with 4,391 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Colleges.

Top 10 Best History Schools

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for history students. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $23,785 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 per year.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for history in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

UM undergraduate students pay an average of $28,476 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

With a ranking of #9, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of I are $27,576 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

Boise State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,980 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 50
Utah 26
Idaho 19
Montana 14
Wyoming 1

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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