2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southwest region, there were 3,158 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,603 and $23,228 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,561 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 44 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History in the Southwest Region
Out of the 44 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 115 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. ECU is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 17 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,334 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend East Central University.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 102 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree history students list, UH has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend University of Houston.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
Angelo State also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $13,819 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students per year to attend Angelo State.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $9,994 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend Northeastern State University.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
University of North Texas landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 153 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M San Antonio also took the #9 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - San Antonio is $11,511 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
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Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 82 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree history students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 50 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree history students list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Clear Lake, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH Clear Lake is $10,612 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 98 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree history students list, UTSA has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,848 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend University of Houston - Downtown.
Texas A&M International University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Laredo, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,074 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend Texas A&M International University.
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
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Texas State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 102 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
Grand Canyon University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 89 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $21,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend Grand Canyon University.
With a ranking of #18, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%.
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The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. UT Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Tyler is $10,974 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students.
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With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students per year to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce.
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend SFASU.
Northern Arizona University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
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With a ranking of #25, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree History students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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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%.
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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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