2025 Best History Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

History is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #51 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 100 master's degrees in history to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great History School for Your Master's Degree

The history master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to history students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of history students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt history students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized history related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for history students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank History Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best History Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study History in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in history.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in History

1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

11 Annual Graduates

$42,244 Median Starting Salary

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in history. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the history program report average early career earnings of $42,244.

More information about a master’s in history from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

15 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in history. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Denver.More information about a master’s in history from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

3

Utah State University
Logan, UT

10 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Utah State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in history. USU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Logan.More information about a master’s in history from Utah State University

4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in history needs to look into University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. UCCS is a fairly large public university located in the city of Colorado Springs.More information about a master’s in history from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Best History Colleges by State

Explore the best history colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	185	44
Utah	164	17
Idaho	96	19
Montana	90	9
Wyoming	53	1

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to History

History is one of 0 different types of History programs to choose from.

History Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General History	95
American History (United States)	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.