History at Bowie State University

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

Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and has a total student population of 6,250. Of the 882 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bowie State University in 2021, 18 of them were history majors.

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

Bowie State University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Bowie State University History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Bowie State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Bowie State University 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 Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	407

History Student Demographics at Bowie State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Bowie State University.

Bowie State University History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Bowie State University, about 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Bowie State University since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bowie State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bowie State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	18

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 MD, the home state for Bowie State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Archivists	430	$67,360
Museum Technicians and Conservators	430	$66,300
History Professors	300	$75,970

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 M. Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.