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2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado

11 Ranked Colleges
441 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Colorado, there were 482 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 441 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General History in Colorado

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general history degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State is $18,668 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree General History students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General History at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 97 bachelors’s general history degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder also took the #1 spot in our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Colorado Boulder is $21,680 for colorado bachelor’s degree general history students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s general history degrees to qualified students.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #4 spot in our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Colorado is $15,714 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree General History students.

Full University of Northern Colorado General History Report

#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general history degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

UCCS also made our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $16,486 for colorado bachelor’s degree general history students per year to attend UCCS.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado. Metropolitan State University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s general history degrees to qualified students.

MSU Denver not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $14,257 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree General History students per year to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver.

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#8 in overall quality

Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado ranking, coming in at #6. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s general history degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State University - Pueblo also made our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $14,653 for colorado bachelor’s degree general history students per year to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo.

Read more about General History at Colorado State University - Pueblo

#7 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado ranking, coming in at #7. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 25 bachelors’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CU Anschutz is $15,358 for colorado bachelor’s degree general history students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General History at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#8

Fort Lewis College

Durango, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

Fort Lewis College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado ranking, coming in at #8. FLC is a small school located in Durango, Colorado that handed out 13 bachelors’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

FLC also made our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend FLC is $16,274 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree General History students.

Full Fort Lewis College General History Report

#9

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
#10 in overall quality

Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado ranking, coming in at #9. Colorado Mesa University is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Mesa also made our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $15,569 for colorado bachelor’s degree general history students per year to attend Colorado Mesa University.

Read more about General History at Colorado Mesa

#10

Western Colorado University

Gunnison, Colorado
#11 in overall quality

Western Colorado University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado ranking, coming in at #10. Western Colorado University is a small public school situated in Gunnison, Colorado. It awarded 10 bachelors’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

Western also took the #11 spot in our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $17,282 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree General History students per year to attend Western.

Full Western General History Report

#11

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

University of Denver landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 22 bachelors’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Denver is $32,361 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree General History students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General History at University of Denver

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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