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Virginia Tech BA in History

60 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

History is a program of study at Virginia Tech. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in history, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Virginia Tech BA in History

#50 in the U.S
#4 in Virginia

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Virginia Tech is in the top 10% of the country for history. More specifically it was ranked #50 out of 567 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Virginia.

Here are some of the other rankings for Virginia Tech.

Ranking TypeRank
Best History Master’s Degree Schools31
Highest Paid Master’s Degree History Graduates40
Best History Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans50
Best History Schools50
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans51
Best History Colleges for Veterans52
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools52
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)73
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)77
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History78
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)85
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)89
Highest Paid History Graduates101
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree History Graduates102
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)109
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History109
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)110
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)112
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)115
Best Value Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)116
Most Popular Colleges for History120
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)121
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)125
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)125
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)125
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)127
Best Value Colleges for History (With Aid)145
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)147
Best Value Colleges for History155
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History159
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)185
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)186
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for History208
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for History288
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History860
Most Focused Colleges for History942

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in History from Virginia Tech Cost?

$13,749 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Virginia Tech Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Virginia Tech was $1,248 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $476 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,420$29,960
Fees$2,329$2,933
Books and Supplies$1,100$1,100
On Campus Room and Board$9,556$9,556
On Campus Other Expenses$3,350$3,350

Learn more about Virginia Tech tuition and fees.

Does Virginia Tech Offer an Online BA in History?

Virginia Tech does not offer an online option for its history bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Virginia Tech Online Learning page.

Virginia Tech Bachelor’s Student Diversity for History

60 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
43.3% Women
13.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 60 bachelor’s degrees in history handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in history in 2019-2020, 43.3% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 42.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.3% of the history bachelor’s degrees at Virginia Tech in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian3
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White52
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BA in History Focus Areas at Virginia Tech

History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
History60

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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