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2022 Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
2,502 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 39 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,222 for Associate Degree History students with aid.

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

Read more about History at American Public University System

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 61 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - I also made our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Idaho is $7,167 for Associate Degree History students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Brigham Young University - Idaho History Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 21 associates’s history degrees 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 $9,159 for associate degree history students with aid.

Full Utah Valley University History Report

#4

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #4 spot on the list. SUNY Empire State College is a fairly large school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 4 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Empire did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,142 for Associate Degree History students with aid per year to attend SUNY Empire.

Read more about History at SUNY Empire

#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #5 spot on the list. Regent University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s history degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regent, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Regent is $15,267 for Associate Degree History students with aid.

Read full report on History at Regent

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. 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 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 $28,903 for associate degree history students with aid.

Read full report on History at Liberty University

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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