2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 23,605 people earned their degree in humanities, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,741 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 83 colleges that offer a degree in humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great humanities programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the humanities program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree humanities students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Edison State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Trenton, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 116 students in 2019-2020.
TESU also made our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12.
Out of the 83 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Excelsior University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,167 for Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students per year to attend BYU - I.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 83 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Brigham Young University - Provo is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree humanities students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Green Bay also took the #16 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Green Bay is $14,395 for Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students.
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Brigham Young University - Hawaii ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Laie, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Hawaii is $14,051 for Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree humanities students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,355 for Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students per year to attend USF Tampa.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for bachelor’s degree humanities students.
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 1 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend NAU is $12,915 for bachelor’s degree humanities students.
University of Central Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also took the #20 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for bachelor’s degree humanities students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Harding University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,375 for bachelor’s degree humanities students per year to attend Harding.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for bachelor’s degree humanities students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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With a ranking of #13, California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s list. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school situated in Seaside, California. It awarded 144 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for CSUMB is $12,212 for bachelor’s degree humanities students.
The low student loan default rate of 5.0% 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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Maranatha Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Watertown, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Maranatha Baptist University is $18,736 for bachelor’s degree humanities students.
With a ranking of #15, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at San Antonio is $13,853 for Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students.
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With a ranking of #16, Florida State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 107 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for bachelor’s degree humanities students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kent State University at Kent landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 1 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Kent State University at Kent is $18,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students.
College of Saint Mary ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for College of Saint Mary is $14,325 for bachelor’s degree humanities students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Parkside ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Parkside is a small school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin that handed out 5 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,327 for bachelor’s degree humanities students per year to attend UW - Parkside.
University of Kansas ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
KU also took the #23 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kansas is $18,918 for Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. IU Kokomo is a public institution located in Kokomo, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,796 for Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students per year to attend Indiana University - Kokomo.
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University of Houston - Downtown came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Downtown is $6,848 for bachelor’s degree humanities students.
California State University - Chico landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. California State University - Chico is located in Chico, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,017 for Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students per year to attend California State University - Chico.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Utah Valley University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Utah Valley University is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Utah Valley University is $9,159 for Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students.
Purchase College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Purchase College is a small public school situated in Purchase, New York. It awarded 4 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Purchase College is $18,326 for Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students.
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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%.
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- *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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