2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for History
389
Colleges
5,415,716
Bachelor's Degrees
$21,885
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value History School for You
History is the #20 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for History ranking analyzed 389 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in history. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on history schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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Featured History Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in History
Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
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MA in History
The online Master of Arts in History degree program can deepen your understanding of how history is made.
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2024 Best Value History Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best History Colleges for the Money.
Top 10 Best Value History Schools
American Public University System comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population. American Military University excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best History Schools list.
When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Brigham Young University - Provo earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo. BYU also claimed a spot on our Best History Schools list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
It takes about 5.2 years for the average student at BYU to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $12,451. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from BYU is about $64,123. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Read full report on History at Brigham Young University - Provo
South Dakota State University earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
The average student at South Dakota State graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $20,337. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State is $89,483. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Our rankings recognize Arizona State University - Skysong as the #4 school in this year's rankings. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brigham Young University - Idaho. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
It takes the average student at BYU - I about 5.0 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $7,343. This means that the average student pays around $36,421 to get a bachelor’s degree from BYU - I. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Our rankings recognize University of Maryland Global Campus as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value history schools. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at SIUE to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $17,186. This means that the average student pays around $77,509 to get a bachelor’s degree from SIUE. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at UW - Eau Claire to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $22,324. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UW - Eau Claire is $99,119. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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University of Southern Mississippi landed the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value history schools. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at Southern Miss to complete their degree, and it costs about $18,584 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Southern Miss is $83,628. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.
The average student at SRU graduates in less than 4.2 years, and it costs about $20,964 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the SRU is $88,678. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Read full report on History at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Rankings in Majors Related to History
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
