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Carleton College BA in History

25 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$31,839 Average Salary

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 Carleton 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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Rankings for the Carleton BA in History

#36 in the U.S
#1 in Minnesota

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Carleton is in the top 10% of the country for history. More specifically it was ranked #36 out of 567 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Minnesota.

Here are some of the other rankings for Carleton.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)28
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)30
Best History Schools36
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools37
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History53
Most Focused Colleges for History59
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)62
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)63
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)91
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)93
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)107
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)107
Highest Paid History Graduates216
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree History Graduates218
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History302
Most Popular Colleges for History382
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)433
Best Value Colleges for History (With Aid)433
Best Value Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)458
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)460
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans528
Best History Colleges for Veterans528
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History541
Best Value Colleges for History548

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

$59,352 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Carleton Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$58,968$58,968
Fees$384$384
Books and Supplies$901$901
On Campus Room and Board$15,147$15,147
On Campus Other Expenses$1,700$1,700

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How Much Can You Make With a BA in History From Carleton?

$31,839 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

history who receive their bachelor’s degree from Carleton make an average of $31,839 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $28,971.

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Does Carleton Offer an Online BA in History?

Carleton 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 Carleton Online Learning page.

Carleton Bachelor’s Student Diversity for History

25 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
48.0% Women
20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 25 bachelor’s degrees in history awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 48.0% of the students who received their BA in history in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in history at Carleton in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White20
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BA in History Focus Areas at Carleton

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General History25

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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