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Howard University BA in History

6 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

History is a program of study at Howard University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in history, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Howard BA in History

#499 in the U.S
#4 in District of Columbia

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 Howard was ranked #499 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #4 in District of Columbia.

Here are some of the other rankings for Howard.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History33
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History107
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)112
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History114
Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools122
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree History Graduates125
Best History Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans125
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)129
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)129
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)129
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)129
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)129
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for History197
Best History Master’s Degree Schools249
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)256
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History261
Highest Paid Master’s Degree History Graduates266
Best History Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans279
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)280
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)282
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)282
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)283
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)283
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for History289
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History399
Best Value Colleges for History414
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)480
Best Value Colleges for History (With Aid)482
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools497
Best History Schools499
Best History Colleges for Veterans508
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans508
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree History Graduates518
Highest Paid History Graduates519
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)555
Best Value Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)555
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)561
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)561
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)561
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)561
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)562
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)562
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)563
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)563
Most Popular Colleges for History714
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History795
Most Focused Colleges for History1,013
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History1,064

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in History from Howard Cost?

$28,440 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Howard Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Howard paid an average of $1,108 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$26,464$26,464
Fees$1,976$1,976
Books and Supplies$1,900$1,900
On Campus Room and Board$15,650$15,650
On Campus Other Expenses$3,260$3,260

Learn more about Howard tuition and fees.

Does Howard Offer an Online BA in History?

Howard 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 Howard Online Learning page.

Howard Bachelor’s Student Diversity for History

6 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
83.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 6 bachelor’s degrees in history handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 66.7% of the history students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in history at Howard in 2019-2020, 83.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American5
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White0
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities0

BA in History Focus Areas at Howard

History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
History6

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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