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2023 Most Popular History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

15 Colleges
$30,776 Avg Salary
$24,521 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #25 most popular major in the country with 4,391 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular History Colleges.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for history students. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Full History at University of Utah Report

#2

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Adams State University is a great place for history students. Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for history students. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full History at Boise State University Report

University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for history students. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full History at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #9 on the list. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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Best History Colleges by State

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

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Majors Similar to History

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 15 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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