by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Colorado, there were 546 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,327 and $23,641 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 496 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their history program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Air Force Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado. USAFA is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Lewis College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Durango, Colorado, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado list. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 43 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #7. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins History Report
Colorado College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado ranking. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Western Colorado University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #10. Gunnison, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Colorado Mesa University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado ranking. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Colorado Christian University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Denver ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Regis University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on History Major in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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