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 University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in history, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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 UMBC paid an average of $1,132 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $659 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,862 | $20,376 |
| Fees | $702 | $702 |
history who receive their master’s degree from UMBC make an average of $39,369 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% lower than the national average of $40,606.
UMBC 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 UMBC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 28.6% of the history students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.6%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in history at UMBC in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than 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 | 6 |
| 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 | 7 |
*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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