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 California State University - Chico. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in history, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, 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 Chico State was ranked #312 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #27 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Chico State.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
Fees | $2,122 | $2,122 |
Books and Supplies | $1,148 | $1,148 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,500 | $13,500 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,174 | $2,174 |
Learn more about Chico State 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Chico State in History walked away with an average of $14,000 in student debt. That is 39% lower than the national average of $22,851.
The median early career salary of history students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Chico State is $26,739 per year. That is 8% lower than the national average of $28,971.
Chico State 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 Chico State Online Learning page.
About 33.8% of the students who received their BA in history in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in history at Chico State in 2019-2020, 30.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 42 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General History | 68 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.