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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General History

5 Ranked Colleges
2,423 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General History Schools for an Associate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General History Schools for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General History is the 24th most popular major in the country with 31,630 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,423 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General History Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General History Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General History Schools for an Associate.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General History

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality
$10,222 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General History Schools for an Associate. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 22 associates’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General History Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,222 for Associate Degree General History students per year to attend American Military University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

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#2

Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah
#2 in overall quality
$9,159 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General History Schools for an Associate. UVU is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s general history degrees to qualified students.

UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General History Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,159 for associate degree general history students per year to attend UVU.

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#3

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#3 in overall quality
$12,142 Average Net Price

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General History Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s general history students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Empire, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General History Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Empire State College is $12,142 for associate degree general history students.

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#4

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#4 in overall quality
$15,267 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General History Schools for an Associate list. Regent University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent also took the #4 spot in our “Best General History Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Regent University is $15,267 for Associate Degree General History students.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality
$28,903 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General History Schools for an Associate list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s general history degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General History Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for Associate Degree General History students.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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