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 Northern Illinois 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, 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.
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 NIU was ranked #299 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #12 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for NIU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NIU was $348 per credit hour 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 | |
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Tuition | $9,466 | $9,466 |
Fees | $4,926 | $4,926 |
Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,880 | $10,880 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,870 | $2,870 |
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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 NIU took out an average of $24,500 in student loans. That is 7% higher than the national average of $22,851.
history who receive their bachelor’s degree from NIU make an average of $32,569 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% higher than the national average of $28,971.
NIU 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 NIU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in history in 2019-2020, 33.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Around 25.6% of history bachelor’s degree recipients at NIU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 29 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General History | 39 |
*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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