2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,200 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,694 and $22,432 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 140 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue History Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue History Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree history students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Brigham Young University - Idaho

Rexburg, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$7,167 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue History Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 61 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - I also made our “Best History Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $7,167 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree History students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on History at Brigham Young University - Idaho

#2

Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$9,159 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue History Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2019-2020.

UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best History Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $9,159 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree History students whose families make more than $110k.

Full UVU History Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)

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.

Credits

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