2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Washington

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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 Washington, there were 527 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree history students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Washington. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

Read full report on History at UW Seattle

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$24,105 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Washington list. Western Washington University is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 5 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WWU are $24,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WWU History Report

#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 2 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #3 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561.

Read full report on History at Wazzu

#4

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington

#4 in overall quality

$28,921 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Washington list. Cheney, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Washington University are $28,921, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at Eastern Washington University

#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

#5 in overall quality

$24,976 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at CWU

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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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