History at Bates 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 Bates College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and has a total student population of 1,876. In 2021, 33 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Bates.

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

Bates History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Bates History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Bates performed in these rankings.

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 Bates 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused History Schools	23
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
Most Popular History Schools	291

History Student Demographics at Bates

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

Bates 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 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Bates 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 Bates College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Bates 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 ME, the home state for Bates College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers	5,790	$54,240
Managers	1,380	$96,570
History Professors	140	$73,350
Curators	90	$52,270
Museum Technicians and Conservators	90	$40,610

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 N.Y. Walton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.