History at Ashland University

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

Ashland is located in Ashland, Ohio and has a total student population of 4,447. Of the 758 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ashland University in 2021, 18 of them were history majors.

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

Ashland History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Ashland History Rankings

The history major at Ashland 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.

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in history from Ashland. This makes it the #7 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at Ashland

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

Ashland History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Ashland 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 Ashland University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ashland History Master’s Program

Of the 57 students who earned a master's degree in History from Ashland in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Ashland, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Ashland 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 OH, the home state for Ashland University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Managers	14,410	$107,320
History Professors	880	$88,310
Curators	380	$57,220
Museum Technicians and Conservators	370	$41,940

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 Ll1324 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.