History at Albion College

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Albion College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Albion is located in Albion, Michigan and approximately 1,506 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Albion.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

Albion History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Albion History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Albion performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Albion is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	505
Most Popular History Schools	602

History Student Demographics at Albion

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Albion College.

Albion History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Albion, about 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Albion since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Albion are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Albion College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Albion also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Albion College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Managers	6,370	$98,780
History Professors	520	$78,710
Museum Technicians and Conservators	380	$36,030
Curators	370	$50,530

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Unknown under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.