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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College 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 - Erie - Behrend College. 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 Penn State Erie BA in History

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 history major at Penn State Erie 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 Erie.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid History Graduates 182
Most Popular Colleges for History 919
Most Focused Colleges for History 1,079

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

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

Penn State Erie Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State Erie paid an average of $997 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $592 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

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 Erie tuition and fees.

Penn State Erie History BA Student Debt

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 Penn State Erie 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 Erie?

$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 Erie is $27,900 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $28,971.

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Does Penn State Erie Offer an Online BA in History?

Online degrees for the Penn State Erie 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 Erie Online Learning page.

Penn State Erie Bachelor’s Student Diversity for History

6 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Women
There were 6 bachelor’s degrees in history awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 33.3% of the students who received their BA in history in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 41.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Penn State Erie in history at 2018-2019, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BA in History Focus Areas at Penn State Erie

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General History 6

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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