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 Grinnell College. 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.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Grinnell was ranked #126 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #4 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for Grinnell.
Part-time undergraduates at Grinnell paid an average of $1,756 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,188 | $56,188 |
| Fees | $492 | $492 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,864 | $13,864 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,200 | $2,200 |
Learn more about Grinnell 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. History students who received their bachelor’s degree at Grinnell took out an average of $18,662 in student loans. That is 18% lower than the national average of $22,851.
history who receive their bachelor’s degree from Grinnell make an average of $23,351 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% lower than the national average of $28,971.
Grinnell 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 Grinnell Online Learning page.
About 47.1% of the students who received their BA in history in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 11.8% of the history bachelor’s degrees at Grinnell in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| 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 | 17 |
*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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