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History at Birmingham Southern College

History at Birmingham Southern College

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Birmingham Southern College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

BSC is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 1,129.

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

BSC History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

BSC History Rankings

The history major at BSC 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.

History Student Demographics at BSC

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

BSC History Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at BSC since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at BSC 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 Birmingham Southern College with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Birmingham Southern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 15

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 Birmingham Southern College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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