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2022 Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
2,502 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,502 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 39 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for American Public University System is $10,222 for associate degree history students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about History at American Military University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. BYU - I is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 61 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree history students with aid list, BYU - I has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Idaho is $7,167 for Associate Degree History students with aid.

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%.

Read more about History at Brigham Young University - Idaho

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified associates’s history students in 2019-2020.

UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $9,159 for associate degree history students with aid.

Full Utah Valley University History Report

#4

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s history students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Empire not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,142 for associate degree history students with aid per year to attend SUNY Empire.

Read more about History at SUNY Empire State College

#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 1 associates’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Regent University is $15,267 for associate degree history students with aid.

Read full report on History at Regent University

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Liberty University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s history students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #6 spot in our “Best History Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for Associate Degree History students with aid.

Full Liberty University History Report

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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