History at Belmont Abbey 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 Belmont Abbey College stacks up to those at other schools.

BAC is located in Belmont, North Carolina and approximately 1,467 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 history majors received their bachelor's degree from BAC.

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

BAC History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

BAC History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at BAC 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 BAC 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	48
Most Focused History Schools	52
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	482
Most Popular History Schools	568

History Student Demographics at BAC

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

BAC History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from BAC. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at BAC 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 Belmont Abbey College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

BAC 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 NC, the home state for Belmont Abbey College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Managers	11,990	$121,500
History Professors	770	$72,800
Curators	590	$47,200
Museum Technicians and Conservators	210	$40,850

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 Upstateherd under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.