History at Arcadia University

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Arcadia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Arcadia is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,300 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Arcadia.

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

Arcadia History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Arcadia History Rankings

The history major at Arcadia 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.

History Student Demographics at Arcadia

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

Arcadia History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Arcadia in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Arcadia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arcadia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	8

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 PA, the home state for Arcadia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Managers	11,060	$126,290
History Professors	1,000	$93,300
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700

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 Shuvaev under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.