History at Assumption University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Assumption University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Assumption is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 2,448 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Assumption.

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

Assumption History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Assumption History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Assumption compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Assumption 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
	159
Best History Schools	318

History Student Demographics at Assumption

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

Assumption History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Assumption. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Assumption 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 Assumption University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Assumption University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Assumption University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education
• 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 MA, the home state for Assumption University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Managers	8,660	$131,450
History Professors	1,030	$97,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	580	$56,100
Curators	520	$68,240

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 Mattinbgn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.