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Pennsylvania State University - Altoona BA in History

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 Pennsylvania State University - Altoona. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in history, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Altoona BA in History

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 history major at Penn State Altoona is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Altoona.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid History Graduates 178
Most Focused Colleges for History 678
Most Popular Colleges for History 1,116

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in History from Penn State Altoona Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Altoona Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State Altoona paid an average of $997 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Altoona tuition and fees.

Penn State Altoona History BA Student Debt

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 Penn State Altoona took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,851.

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How Much Can You Make With a BA in History From Penn State Altoona?

$27,900 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of history students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Altoona is $27,900 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $28,971.

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Does Penn State Altoona Offer an Online BA in History?

Online degrees for the Penn State Altoona history bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Altoona Online Learning page.

Penn State Altoona Bachelor’s Student Diversity for History

4 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 4 students received their bachelor’s degree in history. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in history in 2018-2019, 50.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 25.0% of history bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State Altoona in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BA in History Focus Areas at Penn State Altoona

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General History 4

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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