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2026 Best Value History Education Schools in Arizona

[History Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/history-education/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for history education students.

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• Best Value History Education Schools in Arizona

2026 Best Value History Education Schools in Arizona

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in history education, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value History Education Schools

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

$12,619 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,009 Avg Student Debt

$54,384 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in history education, no school beat Northern Arizona University this year. Set in the city of Flagstaff, Northern Arizona University is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $12,619, while out-of-state students pay about $20,044. History Education graduates carry a median of $22,009 in student loans. Early-career history education graduates make about $49,856. Set against $22,009 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Northern Arizona University admits about 90% of applicants.

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

$18,508 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,250 Avg Student Debt

$42,186 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in history education will find it at Grand Canyon University, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $18,508. Students borrow a median of $25,250 to complete the history education program here. Soon after graduation, history education degree recipients from Grand Canyon University generally make around $50,370. That is a strong return on a $25,250 median debt. Roughly 79% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.