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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in history, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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The online Master of Arts in History degree program can deepen your understanding of how history is made.
Out-of-state part-time graduates at Rutgers New Brunswick paid an average of $1,256 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $739 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $17,736 | $30,144 |
| Fees | $1,988 | $1,988 |
The median early career salary of history students who receive their master’s degree from Rutgers New Brunswick is $41,025 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $40,606.
Online degrees for the Rutgers New Brunswick history master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rutgers New Brunswick Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in history in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.6%.
None of the history master’s degree recipients at Rutgers New Brunswick in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General History | 8 |
*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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