2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in Arizona

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Arizona, there were 521 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,513 and $26,492 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,933 and $83,266 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in Arizona

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 2 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at ASU - Tempe

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 5 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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