Table 2: Average History Class Size for Undergraduate Courses in Field, by Highest Degree and Institutional Control

 

 

Highest Degree Conferred by Department

Institutional Control

 

Average All (N=176)

BA          (N=77)

MA (N=53)

PhD (N=45)

Private        Not Affiliated (N=43)

Private Religiously Affiliated (N=49)

Public (N=84)

U.S. History Courses

51.4

30.4

59.9

68.9

26.0

28.6

77.8

European History Courses

41.5

31.1

38.0

54.7

25.1

38.0

51.9

Asian History Courses

25.7

23.7

21.8

30.9

22.1

21.2

29.9

Latin American History Courses

28.5

24.7

23.1

37.3

24.3

21.7

33.6

African History Courses

26.7

24.8

26.1

29.0

23.2

21.8

29.9

Other History Courses

56.5

44.7

92.1

37.3

30.5

43.9

76.5