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2023 Best Value History Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$11,168 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,327 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History School for You

With 50 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #29 most popular major in Colorado.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Colorado 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 Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in History

$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for history students. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU Anschutz are $9,384 a year.

CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our Best History Schools in Colorado rankings.

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$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $12,188 per year.

Colorado State also made our Best History Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.

Full History at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

$10,666 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Northern Colorado are $10,666 a year.

Full History at University of Northern Colorado Report

$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU - Boulder are $12,610 a year.

CU - Boulder also made our Best History Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.

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$10,994 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCCS are $10,994 per year.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 26
Montana 14
Idaho 19
Wyoming 1

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 5 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.

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