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Pennsylvania State University - University Park BA in History

History is a program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. 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 Penn State University Park BA in History

#79 in the U.S
#5 in Pennsylvania

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. The bachelor's program at Penn State University Park was ranked #79 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #5 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for History 64
Best Colleges for History 79
Best History Colleges for Veterans 102
Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students 105
Highest Paid History Graduates 180
Best Value Colleges for History 218
Most Focused Colleges for History 1,081

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in History from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $726 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online BA in History?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park 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 Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for History

76 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
40.8% Women
10.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 76 students received their bachelor’s degree in history. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 40.8% of the history students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 41.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.5% of the history bachelor’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 64
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

BA in History Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
History 76

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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