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Whittier College BA in History

11 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

The 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 Whittier College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in history, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Whittier BA in History

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The history major at Whittier is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Whittier.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History150
Most Focused Colleges for History159
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History575
Most Popular Colleges for History665

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

$49,314 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Whittier Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Whittier paid an average of $2,039 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$48,924$48,924
Fees$390$390
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$14,878$14,878
On Campus Other Expenses$1,000$1,000

Learn more about Whittier tuition and fees.

Does Whittier Offer an Online BA in History?

Online degrees for the Whittier 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 Whittier Online Learning page.

Whittier Bachelor’s Student Diversity for History

11 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
45.5% Women
63.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 11 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, 45.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 63.6% of history bachelor’s degree recipients at Whittier in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino5
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White4
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BA in History Focus Areas at Whittier

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General History11

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.

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