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 Eastern Kentucky University. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. The bachelor's program at Eastern was ranked #547 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #7 in Kentucky.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Eastern paid an average of $806 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $386 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,266 | $19,338 |
Fees | $610 | $610 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,476 | $10,476 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,800 | $2,800 |
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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 Eastern in History walked away with an average of $23,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $22,851.
The median early career salary of history students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Eastern is $19,227 per year. That is 34% lower than the national average of $28,971.
Eastern 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 Eastern Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in history in 2019-2020, 42.3% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in history at Eastern in 2019-2020, 11.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 23 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General History | 26 |
*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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