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 Brooklyn 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Brooklyn College was ranked #341 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #31 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Brooklyn College.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Brooklyn College paid an average of $620 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $305 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,930 | $14,880 |
| Fees | $510 | $510 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,364 | $1,364 |
Learn more about Brooklyn College tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Brooklyn College in History walked away with an average of $8,250 in student debt. That is 64% lower than the national average of $22,851.
history who receive their bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College make an average of $31,851 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $28,971.
Brooklyn College 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 Brooklyn College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 34.5% of the history students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in history at Brooklyn College in 2019-2020, 51.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| 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 | 29 |
*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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