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Seattle Pacific University BA in History

8 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$29,685 Average Salary

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 Seattle Pacific University. 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 SPU BA in History

#331 in the U.S
#7 in Washington

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 SPU was ranked #331 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #7 in Washington.

Here are some of the other rankings for SPU.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid History Graduates295
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree History Graduates300
Best History Schools331
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools339
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans397
Best History Colleges for Veterans398
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History480
Best Value Colleges for History487
Best Value Colleges for History (With Aid)503
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)504
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)505
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)505
Best Value Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)506
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)508
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)509
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)510
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)515
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)515
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)534
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)535
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History695
Most Popular Colleges for History795
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History826
Most Focused Colleges for History947

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

$47,244 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

SPU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at SPU paid an average of $1,298 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 StateOut of State
Tuition$46,728$46,728
Fees$516$516
Books and Supplies$930$930
On Campus Room and Board$12,687$12,687
On Campus Other Expenses$3,783$3,783

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How Much Can You Make With a BA in History From SPU?

$29,685 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of history students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SPU is $29,685 per year. That is 2% higher than the national average of $28,971.

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Does SPU Offer an Online BA in History?

SPU 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 SPU Online Learning page.

SPU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for History

8 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
62.5% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 8 students received their bachelor’s degree in history. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 62.5% 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

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the history bachelor’s degrees at SPU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White6
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BA in History Focus Areas at SPU

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General History8

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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