2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for History and Political Science
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5,415,716Bachelor's Degrees
$24,160Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value History and Political Science School for You
In 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in history and political science, making the major the #305 most popular in the United States.
Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. For this ranking, we are identifying those history and political science schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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Featured History and Political Science Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Northwest University landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value history and political science schools. Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kirkland.
It takes the average student at Northwest University about 4.1 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $24,160. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Northwest University is $100,022. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Rankings in Majors Related to History and Political Science
One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, History and Political Science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
*These values are for the top school 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).