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Yale University BA in History

108 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

History is a program of study at Yale University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in history, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Yale BA in History

#1 in the U.S
#1 in Connecticut

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. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, Yale is the best school in the United States for history majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Connecticut.

Here are some of the other rankings for Yale.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)1
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)1
Best History Schools1
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree History Graduates1
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)1
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)1
Highest Paid History Graduates1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)1
Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools1
Best History Master’s Degree Schools1
Highest Paid Master’s Degree History Graduates1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)1
Best Value Colleges for History (With Aid)1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)1
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree History Graduates1
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)3
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)3
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)3
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History4
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for History6
Most Popular Colleges for History8
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for History8
Best History Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans8
Best History Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans10
Best History Colleges for Veterans15
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans16
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)29
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History30
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)45
Most Focused Colleges for History77
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History104
Best Value Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)129
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)133
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History221
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History257
Best Value Colleges for History500
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History537

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

$57,700 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Yale Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$57,700$57,700
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$17,200$17,200
On Campus Other Expenses$3,470$3,470

Learn more about Yale tuition and fees.

Does Yale Offer an Online BA in History?

Yale 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 Yale Online Learning page.

Yale Bachelor’s Student Diversity for History

108 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
37.0% Women
34.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 108 students received their bachelor’s degree in history. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 37.0% of the students who received their BA in history in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 42.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 34.3% of the history bachelor’s degrees at Yale in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian7
Black or African American5
Hispanic or Latino18
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White63
International Students8
Other Races/Ethnicities5

BA in History Focus Areas at Yale

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
History108

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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