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. In 2021, 15 history majors received their bachelor's degree from BSC.

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

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused History Schools	29
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	455
Most Popular History Schools	537

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

Of the 15 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from BSC in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were 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 17% more women than average.

About 93% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jwrandolph under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.