History at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and has a total student population of 30,014. In 2021, 61 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal Poly Pomona.

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

Cal Poly Pomona History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Cal Poly Pomona History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Cal Poly Pomona 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 Cal Poly Pomona 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
Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools	102
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools	148
Best History Master’s Degree Schools	175
	195
Most Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	231
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	620

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in history from Cal Poly Pomona. This makes it the #148 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do History Graduates from Cal Poly Pomona Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly Pomona is $25,363. This is less than $28,881, which is the national average of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

History Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona History Bachelor’s Program

The history program at Cal Poly Pomona awarded 61 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 66% of these degrees went to men with the other 34% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Cal Poly Pomona History Master’s Program

Of the 6 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly Pomona, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 56% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal Poly Pomona 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 CA, the home state for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
History Professors	1,380	$103,940
Curators	1,140	$67,650

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 Victorrocha under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.