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 Georgia State 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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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 Georgia State was ranked #356 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #8 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Georgia State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Georgia State paid an average of $933 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $298 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,158 | $22,389 |
Fees | $2,128 | $2,128 |
Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,592 | $15,592 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,424 | $3,424 |
Learn more about Georgia 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 Georgia State in History walked away with an average of $27,813 in student debt. That is 22% higher than the national average of $22,851.
The median early career salary of history students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Georgia State is $29,685 per year. That is 2% higher than the national average of $28,971.
Online degrees for the Georgia State 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 Georgia State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in history in 2019-2020, 54.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 54.9% of the history bachelor’s degrees at Georgia State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 2 |
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 | 51 |
*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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