2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for History in Washington
7Colleges
97,023Bachelor's Degrees
$35,253Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value History School for You
In 2021-2022, 97,023 bachelor's degrees were awarded to history students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.8% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for History in Washington ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in history. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on history schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Value History Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value history schools. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best History Schools in Washington ranking.
At UW Seattle, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $37,180. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UW Seattle is $157,643. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Western Washington University earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a large student population. WWU did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best History Schools in Washington list.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at WWU to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $29,662. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from WWU is $134,665. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Washington State University earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, Wazzu has also earned the #4 rank in our Best History Schools in Washington ranking.
It takes the average student at Wazzu about 4.5 years to graduate, and it costs about $29,559 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Wazzu is $131,538. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Our rankings recognize Central Washington University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. CWU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg. CWU also took the #7 spot in our Best History Schools in Washington rankings.
At CWU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $29,242. This means that the average student pays around $129,834 to get a bachelor’s degree from CWU. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Gonzaga University. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane. Gonzaga also made our Best History Schools in Washington list, coming in at #2.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Gonzaga is 4.1 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $42,765. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga is $176,192. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Pacific Lutheran University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tacoma. PLU did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best History Schools in Washington list.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at PLU to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $33,722. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from PLU is $140,284. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
University of Puget Sound earned the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Puget Sound not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #6 on our Best History Schools in Washington list.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at Puget Sound to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $44,638. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Puget Sound is $185,694. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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).
In 2021-2022, 97,023 bachelor's degrees were awarded to history students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.8% were from a college or university in the state.
