by our College Data Analytics TeamHistory is a major offered under the history program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in history, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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The online Master of Arts in History degree program can deepen your understanding of how history is made.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Columbia was $1,974 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,024 | $49,024 |
| Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
The median early career salary of history students who receive their master’s degree from Columbia is $36,134 per year. That is 11% lower than the national average of $40,606.
Online degrees for the Columbia 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 Columbia Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in history in 2019-2020, 55.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.6%.
Around 30.5% of history master’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 19 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General History | 43 |
| Other History | 16 |
*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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