2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
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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.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,158 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,603 and $23,228 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,561 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 44 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 115 degrees to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. ECU is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 17 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU also took the #22 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ECU is $10,334 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 102 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
UH also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend University of Houston.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree history students list, Angelo State has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,819 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students per year to attend Angelo State.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $9,994 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree history students list, SHSU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 153 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Texas A&M San Antonio is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 41 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M San Antonio, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M San Antonio is $11,511 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 82 degrees to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #24. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 36 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake is $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 98 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
UTSA also took the #23 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
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University of Houston - Downtown came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Downtown is $6,848 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Texas A&M International University is a public institution located in Laredo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,074 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend Texas A&M International University.
Read more about History at Texas A&M International University
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 25 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
Texas State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 102 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
Grand Canyon University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 89 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $21,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend Grand Canyon University.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 45 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend University of Oklahoma.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about History at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UT Tyler is $10,974 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Commerce is $13,017 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 34 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SFASU is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
Northern Arizona University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend NAU.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 41 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about History at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
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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%.
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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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