by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General History. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
History is a major offered under the history program of study at Siena College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in history, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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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.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Siena was ranked #79 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for history majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #8 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Siena.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Siena was $675 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $39,200 | $39,200 |
| Fees | $300 | $300 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,293 | $1,293 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,915 | $15,915 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,446 | $2,446 |
Learn more about Siena tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. History students who received their bachelor’s degree at Siena took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,851.
history who receive their bachelor’s degree from Siena make an average of $35,060 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% higher than the national average of $28,971.
Online degrees for the Siena history bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Siena Online Learning page.
About 45.8% of the students who received their BA in history in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in history at Siena in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General History | 24 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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