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2025 Best History Schools in Colorado

5 Colleges in Colorado
513 History Degrees Awarded
$33,218 Avg Early-Career Salary
History degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #23 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of history. Combined, these schools handed out 513 degrees in history to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great History School

Best History Schools in Colorado The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. We derive our Best Overall History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your History Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in History
Master's Degrees in History
Doctor's Degrees in History

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best History Schools in Colorado list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for History in Colorado

The schools below may not offer all types of history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Colorado Schools in History

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
91 History Degrees Awarded
1.1% Growth in Graduates

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in history. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 91 history students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the history major at Colorado State University - Fort Collins make $4,169 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
94 History Degrees Awarded
2.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Colorado Boulder is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in history. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were approximately 94 history students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available. History degree recipients from University of Colorado Boulder get an earnings boost of approximately $3,826 over the typical earnings of history majors.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 History Degrees Awarded
$38,276 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in history needs to take a look at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 48 history students who graduated with this degree at UCCS in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the history degree program at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs earn $5,058 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 History Degrees Awarded
2.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in history has to look into University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 40 history students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the history program at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus make $5,409 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
71 History Degrees Awarded
$42,785 Median Starting Salary

MSU Denver is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denver. This university ranks 24th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 71 history students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the history major at Metropolitan State University of Denver get $9,567 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Best History Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best History Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 37 340
Montana 36 93
Idaho 36 219
Wyoming 32 49

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History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 513

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