Overview

Our History program at University of Washington currently enrolls more than 50 students pursuing MA and PhD degrees in a wide range of fields and is known for the breadth and depth of our faculty specializations.

Features

We embrace interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to historical studies and provide students the opportunity to work with faculty in a variety of fields as well as faculty in affiliated programs elsewhere at the UW.

Our faculty and graduate students engage in a wide range of digital history projects dedicated to advancing scholarly research, teaching, and public understanding of the study of history.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

African History;

Ancient Mediterranean and Late Antique Near East;

Asian History;

Eastern European History;

United States History.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Seattle, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completion of a strong undergraduate program in History, ordinarily as a History Major.

Completion of a strong Masters program in History for those students applying to the PhD program.

Usually a GPA of 3.5 (A-) or above, particularly in History and related subjects, and especially in the final two years of work, and in graduate work if any graduate studies have been completed prior to application.

Evidence of genuine intellectual ability and interest beyond the routine performance of academic tasks.

Reading knowledge of the appropriate foriegn language(s) for those fields of history in which the primary documents are not in English.

Ordinarily a score in the 80th percentile or higher on the verbal portion of the General Aptitude Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and a score of 5 or higher on the analytical portion.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

33171 USD / year

≈ 33171 USD / year
Out-of-State

33171 USD / year

≈ 33171 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

19011 USD / year

≈ 19011 USD / year

Living costs

Seattle

United States

1480 - 2580 USD / month

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