by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 32,731 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,467 and had an average of $23,587 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,251 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,776 and $24,521 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 132 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. That schools that top this list have a program in history in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree history students.
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 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. BYU - I is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Rexburg, Idaho. It awarded 60 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the #2 spot on the list. Snow College is a medium-sized school located in Ephraim, Utah that handed out 9 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest College landed the #3 spot on the list. Northwest Community College is a small school located in Powell, Wyoming that handed out 2 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. College of Western Idaho is a public institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Wyoming Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Western Wyoming Community College is a small public school situated in Rock Springs, Wyoming. It awarded 2 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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Laramie County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and it awarded 4 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Casper College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Casper, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Northern Wyoming Community College District ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Sheridan, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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North Idaho College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #10. Twin Falls, Idaho is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s history degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s history students in 2020-2021.
Utah Valley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. UVU is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 14 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Idaho State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 24 associates’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
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