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 Illinois State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in history, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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The online Master of Arts in History degree program can deepen your understanding of how history is made.
Out-of-state part-time graduates at Illinois State paid an average of $838 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $404 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,892 | $9,504 |
| Fees | $1,565 | $1,565 |
The median early career salary of history students who receive their master’s degree from Illinois State is $42,682 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $40,606.
Illinois State does not offer an online option for its history master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Illinois State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 45.5% of the history students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 46.6%.
Of those students who received a master’s degree at Illinois State in history at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General History | 11 |
*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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