by our College Data Analytics TeamHistory is a major offered under the history program of study at Harvard University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in history, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Harvard paid an average of $1,545 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 graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,448 | $49,448 |
| Fees | $1,206 | $1,206 |
history who receive their doctor’s degree from Harvard make an average of $66,045 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% higher than the national average of $55,400.
Online degrees for the Harvard history doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Harvard Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in history in 2019-2020, 64.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40.9%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in history at Harvard in 2019-2020, 7.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General History | 13 |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 1 |
*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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