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2022 Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
2,502 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

History is the 30th most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,502 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree history students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 61 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU - I, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Idaho is $2,637 for associate degree history students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#2

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #2 spot on the list. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 39 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree history students whose families make $0-$30k list, American Military University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,013 for associate degree history students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Utah Valley University is $7,334 for Associate Degree History students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. SUNY Empire State College is a fairly large public school situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Empire not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Empire is $9,934 for associate degree history students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 1 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Regent is $15,584 for associate degree history students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s history degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #6 spot in our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $27,896 for Associate Degree History students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Liberty University.

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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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