General History is a concentration offered under the history major at University of Chicago. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in general history, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UChicago paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $60,300 | $60,300 |
| Fees | $1,248 | $1,248 |
UChicago does not offer an online option for its general history doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UChicago Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in general history in 2019-2020, 40.0% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 41.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 6.7% of the general history doctor’s degrees at UChicago in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 16%.
| 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 | 11 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.