History at Auburn University

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

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year.

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

Auburn History Degrees Available

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

Auburn History Rankings

The history major at Auburn 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Auburn since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Auburn 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 Auburn University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn History Master’s Program

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

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 71% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Auburn University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Auburn University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	59

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Managers	2,110	$106,680
History Professors	350	$65,450
Curators	100	$54,900
Archivists	80	$50,790

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.