History at Bakersfield College

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Bakersfield College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California and has a total student population of 24,903.

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

Bakersfield College History Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in History

Bakersfield College History Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

History Student Demographics at Bakersfield College

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

Bakersfield College History Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of history associate's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in history only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Bakersfield College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Bakersfield College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in history graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bakersfield College with a associate's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within History

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	74

Related Majors

• 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 CA, the home state for Bakersfield College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
History Professors	1,380	$103,940
Curators	1,140	$67,650

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.