The 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 Richmond. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in history, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. URichmond was ranked #70 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for history majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #6 in Virginia.
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Part-time undergraduates at URichmond paid an average of $2,320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $56,860 | $56,860 |
Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,430 | $13,430 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,060 | $1,060 |
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The median early career salary of history students who receive their bachelor’s degree from URichmond is $29,685 per year. That is 2% higher than the national average of $28,971.
Online degrees for the URichmond history bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the URichmond Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in history in 2019-2020, 47.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.8% of the history bachelor’s degrees at URichmond in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General History | 21 |
*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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