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 William Paterson University of New Jersey. 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 William Paterson University was ranked #235 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #9 in New Jersey.
Here are some of the other rankings for William Paterson University.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at William Paterson University paid an average of $719 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $437 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $13,638 | $22,204 |
Fees | $132 | $132 |
Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,706 | $13,706 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,250 | $2,250 |
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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 William Paterson University took out an average of $26,866 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,851.
history who receive their bachelor’s degree from William Paterson University make an average of $41,565 a year during the early days of their career. That is 43% higher than the national average of $28,971.
William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University 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%.
Around 17.4% of history bachelor’s degree recipients at William Paterson University 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 | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 19 |
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 | 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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