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Williams College BA in History

39 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

History is a program of study at Williams College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in history, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Williams BA in History

#2 in the U.S
#1 in Massachusetts

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. Ranked at #2 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Williams is in the top 1% of the country for history students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Williams.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid History Graduates1
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree History Graduates1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)2
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)2
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools2
Best History Schools2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)3
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)3
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)3
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)9
Best Value Colleges for History (With Aid)16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)17
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History34
Most Focused Colleges for History38
Best History Colleges for Veterans82
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans83
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History185
Most Popular Colleges for History241
Best Value Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)331
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)334
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History422
Best Value Colleges for History429

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in History from Williams Cost?

$50,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Williams Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Williams paid an average of $1,682 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 StateOut of State
Tuition$50,450$50,450
Books and Supplies$800$800
On Campus Room and Board$12,750$12,750
On Campus Other Expenses$2,540$2,540

Learn more about Williams tuition and fees.

Does Williams Offer an Online BA in History?

Williams 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 Williams Online Learning page.

Williams Bachelor’s Student Diversity for History

39 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
23.1% Women
23.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 39 bachelor’s degrees in history awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 23.1% of the history students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 42.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.1% of the history bachelor’s degrees at Williams in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American3
Hispanic or Latino5
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White28
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities0

BA in History Focus Areas at Williams

History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
History39

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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