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Northwestern University PhD in History

5 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$40,485 Average Salary

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 Northwestern University. 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in History from Northwestern Cost?

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Northwestern was $6,649 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 $56,067 $56,067
Fees $500 $500

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

$40,485 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

history who receive their doctor’s degree from Northwestern make an average of $40,485 a year during the early days of their career. That is 27% lower than the national average of $55,400.

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Does Northwestern Offer an Online PhD in History?

Northwestern 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 Northwestern Online Learning page.

Northwestern Doctorate Student Diversity for History

5 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
40.0% Women
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 5 students received their doctor’s degree in history. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 40.0% of the history students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 40.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Northwestern in history at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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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 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in History Focus Areas at Northwestern

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General History 5

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.

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