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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$22,875 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, history was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 4,391 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the history master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 10% of our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full History at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $22,380 per year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sonoma State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

SSU graduate students pay an average of $18,926 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Fullerton is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $17,914 per year.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

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California State University - Long Beach landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree history programs. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 a year.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on History at University of California - Berkeley

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal Poly Pomona graduate students pay an average of $18,377 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on History at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Best History Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 330
Washington 32
Oregon 14
Nevada 10
Hawaii 3

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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