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 Westfield State University. 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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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 Westfield was ranked #150 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #15 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Westfield.
Part-time undergraduates at Westfield paid an average of $330 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $970 | $7,050 |
| Fees | $10,169 | $10,169 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,070 | $1,070 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,139 | $11,139 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,672 | $2,672 |
Learn more about Westfield tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. History students who received their bachelor’s degree at Westfield took out an average of $26,925 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,851.
The median early career salary of history students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Westfield is $35,215 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $28,971.
Westfield 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 Westfield Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in history in 2019-2020, 26.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in history at Westfield in 2019-2020, 17.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| 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 | 23 |
*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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