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 Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in history, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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 Colleges is in the top 10% of the country for history. More specifically it was ranked #34 out of 567 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #6 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for The Colleges.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at The Colleges was $1,794 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 | $57,400 | $57,400 |
| Fees | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,876 | $15,876 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $700 | $700 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. History students who received their bachelor’s degree at The Colleges took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,851.
The median early career salary of history students who receive their bachelor’s degree from The Colleges is $42,682 per year. That is 47% higher than the national average of $28,971.
The Colleges 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 The Colleges Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.7% of the history students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 3.7% of the history bachelor’s degrees at The Colleges 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 | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General History | 27 |
*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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