by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Virginia Military Institute. 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.
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. VMI is in the top 10% of the country for history. More specifically it was ranked #37 out of 567 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for VMI.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,562 | $37,572 |
| Fees | $9,648 | $9,648 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,060 | $10,060 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,150 | $2,150 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at VMI in History walked away with an average of $25,250 in student debt. That is 10% higher than the national average of $22,851.
The median early career salary of history students who receive their bachelor’s degree from VMI is $39,009 per year. That is 35% higher than the national average of $28,971.
VMI 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 VMI Online Learning page.
Women made up around 2.4% of the history students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in history at VMI in 2019-2020, 4.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 40 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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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