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 Northern Illinois University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in history, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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The online Master of Arts in History degree program can deepen your understanding of how history is made.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NIU was $492 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,858 | $8,858 |
| Fees | $2,228 | $2,228 |
NIU does not offer an online option for its history master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.
About 40.0% of the students who received their MA in history in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.6%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in history at NIU in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| 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 | 5 |
*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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