by our College Data Analytics Team
[History](/majors/history/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for history students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in history, balancing cost against outcomes.
University Of Alaska Anchorage earned the #1 spot for value among history schools in Alaska. University Of Alaska Anchorage is a large public school located in the city of Anchorage. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $7,738, with out-of-state students paying around $21,322. Students borrow a median of $21,787 to complete the history program here. Early-career history graduates make about $59,053. That is a strong return on a $21,787 median debt.
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
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