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 Washington State University. 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.
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 Wazzu was ranked #180 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #4 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wazzu.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Wazzu paid an average of $1,286 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $538 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,202 | $25,145 |
| Fees | $1,968 | $1,968 |
| Books and Supplies | $960 | $960 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,848 | $11,848 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,542 | $3,542 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Wazzu in History walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 9% higher than the national average of $22,851.
The median early career salary of history students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wazzu is $34,847 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $28,971.
Wazzu 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 Wazzu Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.8% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in history at Wazzu in 2019-2020, 26.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 52 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General History | 71 |
*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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