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 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in history, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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.
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 bachelor's program at UW - Whitewater was ranked #163 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #6 in Wisconsin.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW - Whitewater.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UW - Whitewater paid an average of $641 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $272 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,519 | $15,391 |
Fees | $1,216 | $1,216 |
Books and Supplies | $580 | $580 |
On Campus Room and Board | $7,650 | $7,650 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,150 | $3,150 |
Learn more about UW - Whitewater tuition and fees.
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 UW - Whitewater took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 36% higher than the national average of $22,851.
The median early career salary of history students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW - Whitewater is $32,925 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $28,971.
UW - Whitewater 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 UW - Whitewater Online Learning page.
Women made up around 42.9% of the history students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 42.3%.
Around 4.8% of history bachelor’s degree recipients at UW - Whitewater in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 40 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General History | 42 |
*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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