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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)

6 Ranked Colleges
2,502 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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 History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

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 History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 39 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also made our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.

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

Full American Public University System History Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s history degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.

BYU - I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for BYU - I is $9,850 for Associate Degree History students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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 $75-$110k. Utah Valley University is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU also took the #3 spot in our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,141 for Associate Degree History students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Utah Valley University.

Read more about History at UVU

#4

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k. SUNY Empire is a fairly large school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 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. It costs about $15,164 for associate degree history students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SUNY Empire State College.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #5 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 1 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $29,843 for associate degree history students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about History at Liberty University

#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Regent University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 1 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent also took the #5 spot in our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Regent is $15,510 for associate degree history students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about History at Regent

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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