by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
History is the 30th most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in history.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Adams State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Adams State University is located in Alamosa, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on History at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 9 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 8 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national 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
With a ranking of #8, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 3 masters’s history degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Idaho landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 3 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Read full report on History at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
University of Northern Colorado landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 2 masters’s history degrees 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%.
The University of Montana ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. UM is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended History Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 101 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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