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 Dartmouth 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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Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Ranked at #6 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Dartmouth is in the top 1% of the country for history students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in New Hampshire.
Here are some of the other rankings for Dartmouth.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Dartmouth was $7,706 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,796 | $57,796 |
| Fees | $1,662 | $1,662 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,005 | $1,005 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,022 | $17,022 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,040 | $2,040 |
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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. History students who received their bachelor’s degree at Dartmouth took out an average of $15,565 in student loans. That is 32% lower than the national average of $22,851.
history who receive their bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth make an average of $48,432 a year during the early days of their career. That is 67% higher than the national average of $28,971.
Online degrees for the Dartmouth history bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Dartmouth Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.0% of the history students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in history at Dartmouth in 2019-2020, 26.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General History | 50 |
*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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