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Northeastern University BA in History

20 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

History is a program of study at Northeastern 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 Northeastern BA in History

#67 in the U.S
#10 in Massachusetts

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. Northeastern was ranked #67 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for history majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #10 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Northeastern.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)23
Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools31
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)35
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History39
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)40
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)40
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree History Graduates43
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)44
Best History Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans48
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools49
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree History Graduates53
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)56
Best History Schools67
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)76
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History77
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)77
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans79
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)92
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History93
Best History Master’s Degree Schools94
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)97
Best History Colleges for Veterans99
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)111
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)118
Best History Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans118
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)120
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for History126
Highest Paid History Graduates140
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)153
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)160
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History194
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for History229
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)229
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)234
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)264
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)276
Highest Paid Master’s Degree History Graduates277
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)294
Most Popular Colleges for History310
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History385
Best Value Colleges for History485
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)495
Best Value Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)514
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)521
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History533
Best Value Colleges for History (With Aid)533
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History1,130
Most Focused Colleges for History1,163

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

$55,452 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Northeastern Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Northeastern paid an average of $1,638 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$54,360$54,360
Fees$1,092$1,092
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$17,480$17,480
On Campus Other Expenses$1,800$1,800

Learn more about Northeastern tuition and fees.

Does Northeastern Offer an Online BA in History?

Northeastern 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 Northeastern Online Learning page.

Northeastern Bachelor’s Student Diversity for History

20 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
60.0% Women
15.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 20 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

About 60.0% of the students who received their BA in history in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.0% of the history bachelor’s degrees at Northeastern in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White10
International Students5
Other Races/Ethnicities2

BA in History Focus Areas at Northeastern

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
History20

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.

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