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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. 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 Colorado, there were 500 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,500 and $25,896 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history 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 history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins History Report

#2

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 16 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree history students whose families make $0-$30k list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus History Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at University of Northern Colorado

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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