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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public/Applied History (Income $0-$30k)

6 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 235 people earned their degree in public/applied history, making the major the 815th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 public/applied history graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public/applied history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public/applied history programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public/Applied History (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#4 in overall quality
$11,598 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also made our “Best Public/Applied History Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $11,598 for bachelor’s degree public/applied history students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central Michigan.

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#2

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality
$14,593 Average Net Price

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Salem State is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree public/applied history students whose families make $0-$30k list, Salem State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public/Applied History Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Salem State University is $14,593 for Bachelor’s Degree Public/Applied History students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
#6 in overall quality
$9,842 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ATU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public/Applied History Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ATU is $9,842 for Bachelor’s Degree Public/Applied History students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#5 in overall quality
$13,021 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public/Applied History Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Michigan University is $13,021 for Bachelor’s Degree Public/Applied History students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, Ohio
#1 in overall quality
$17,430 Average Net Price

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baldwin Wallace University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Berea, Ohio, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2019-2020.

Baldwin Wallace College also made our “Best Public/Applied History Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Baldwin Wallace College is $17,430 for bachelor’s degree public/applied history students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, 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.

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#6

Flagler College - St Augustine

Saint Augustine, Florida
#3 in overall quality
$17,534 Average Net Price

Flagler College - St Augustine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Flagler St. Augustine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Augustine, Florida. It awarded 3 bachelors’s public/applied history degrees in 2019-2020.

Flagler St. Augustine also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public/Applied History Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,534 for Bachelor’s Degree Public/Applied History students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Flagler College - St Augustine.

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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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