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George Mason University PhD in History

History is a program of study at George Mason University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Doctorate in History from GMU Cost?

GMU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at GMU was $1,559 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $671 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	$12,594	$33,906
Fees	$3,504	$3,504

Does GMU Offer an Online PhD in History?

GMU does not offer an online option for its history doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GMU Online Learning page.

GMU Doctorate Student Diversity for History

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 6 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, 50.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40.9%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the history doctor’s degree recipients at GMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
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

PhD in History Focus Areas at GMU

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
History	6

References

*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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.