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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

In 2020-2021, 132 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #26 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 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value History Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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 suburb of Millersville.

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

Full History at Millersville University of Pennsylvania Report

$10,507 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Schools in Pennsylvania list. SRU is a moderately-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 moderately-sized public school located in the 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large 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 medium-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

Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value history programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year.

Full History at Temple University Report

#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. UPenn is a very 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 also made our Best History Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.

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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 large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Villanova are $59,020 a year.

Villanova also made our Best History Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #5.

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$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value history programs. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $20,362 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA
$43,526 Average Tuition & Fees

Duquesne University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duquesne are $43,526 per year.

Full History at Duquesne University Report

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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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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