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 Brown University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in history, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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The online Master of Arts in History degree program can deepen your understanding of how history is made.
Part-time graduates at Brown paid an average of $1,851 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $59,254 | $59,254 |
| Fees | $1,109 | $1,109 |
Online degrees for the Brown 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 Brown Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the history students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.6%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in history at Brown in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher 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 | 1 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General History | 4 |
*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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