History at Bucknell University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Bucknell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,726 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Bucknell.

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

Bucknell History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Bucknell History Rankings

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

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 Bucknell 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	290
Most Focused History Schools	329
Most Popular History Schools	479

History Student Demographics at Bucknell

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

Bucknell History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Bucknell. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Bucknell 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 Bucknell University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Bucknell University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bucknell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	18

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Managers	11,060	$126,290
History Professors	1,000	$93,300
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700

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 Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.