History at Austin College

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

Austin College is located in Sherman, Texas and has a total student population of 1,302. Of the 321 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Austin College in 2021, 12 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.

Austin College History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Austin College History Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Austin College 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 Schools	86
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	534
Most Popular History Schools	632

History Student Demographics at Austin College

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

Austin College History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Austin College in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Austin College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Austin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	12

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology
• Social 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 TX, the home state for Austin College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
History Professors	2,150	$82,360
Curators	680	$57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators	500	$44,090

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.