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 Albright 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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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 Albright was ranked #425 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #26 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Albright.
Part-time undergraduates at Albright paid an average of $1,450 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $25,500 | $25,500 |
| Fees | $1,188 | $1,188 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,890 | $12,890 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,260 | $2,260 |
Learn more about Albright tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. History students who received their bachelor’s degree at Albright took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,851.
The median early career salary of history students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Albright is $26,353 per year. That is 9% lower than the national average of $28,971.
Albright 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 Albright Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in history in 2019-2020, 58.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in history at Albright in 2019-2020, 8.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General History | 12 |
*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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