2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid

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History is the 22nd 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 Washington, there were 527 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington doctor’s degree history students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in Washington (With Aid)

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 6 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)

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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