2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public/Applied History
7Colleges
5,415,716Bachelor's Degrees
$26,235Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Public/Applied History School for You
In 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in public/applied history, making the major the #801 most popular in the United States.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public/Applied History ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public/applied history. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. We are more focused on public/applied history schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Value Public/Applied History Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Featured Public/Applied History Programs
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Learn to protect historic artifacts and communicate historical narratives with this specialized online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
Central Michigan University earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population. Central Michigan not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Public/Applied History Schools list.
It takes the average student at Central Michigan about 4.7 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $25,692. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan be around $119,468. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Western Michigan University landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value public/applied history schools. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
It takes the average student at WMU about 4.6 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $19,851. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from WMU is about $92,109. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - San Bernardino. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUSB, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Public/Applied History Schools ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at CSUSB is 5.0 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $20,919. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from CSUSB is $104,386. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Salem State University. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Salem State not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Public/Applied History Schools list.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at Salem State to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $27,366. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Salem State is $119,042. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
York College of Pennsylvania earned the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.
It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at YCP to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $27,663. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from YCP is $119,228. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Flagler College - St Augustine. Located in the small suburb of Saint Augustine, Flagler St. Augustine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at Flagler St. Augustine to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $28,407. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Flagler St. Augustine is $120,730. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Our rankings recognize Baldwin Wallace University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best value list, Baldwin Wallace College has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Public/Applied History Schools ranking.
It takes the average student at Baldwin Wallace College about 4.3 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $33,746. This means that the average student pays around $143,421 to get a bachelor’s degree from Baldwin Wallace College. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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 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).
In 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in public/applied history, making the major the #801 most popular in the United States.
