History at California State University - Chico

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at California State University - Chico stacks up to those at other schools.

Chico State is located in Chico, California and has a total student population of 16,746.

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

Chico State History Degrees Available

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

Chico State History Rankings

The history major at Chico State 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 Chico State

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

Chico State History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Chico State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 University - Chico with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Chico State History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of history master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Chico. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	69

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Communication & Journalism

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 University - Chico.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.