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University of Pennsylvania PhD in History

17 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$65,332 Average Salary

History is a major offered under the history program of study at University of Pennsylvania. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in history, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in History from UPenn Cost?

$41,760 Average Tuition and Fees

UPenn Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at UPenn paid an average of $1,855 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$37,678$37,678
Fees$4,082$4,082

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in History From UPenn?

$65,332 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of history students who receive their doctor’s degree from UPenn is $65,332 per year. That is 18% higher than the national average of $55,400.

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Does UPenn Offer an Online PhD in History?

Online degrees for the UPenn 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 UPenn Online Learning page.

UPenn Doctorate Student Diversity for History

17 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
47.1% Women
17.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 17 students received their doctor’s degree in history. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in history in 2019-2020, 47.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in history at UPenn in 2019-2020, 17.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 19%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White11
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in History Focus Areas at UPenn

History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General History8
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology5
Other History4

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*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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