History at California State University - East Bay

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at California State University - East Bay. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and approximately 16,253 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Cal State East Bay.

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 State East Bay History Degrees Available

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

Cal State East Bay History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Cal State East Bay 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 Cal State East Bay 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 Master’s Degree Schools	114
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	801

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in history from Cal State East Bay. This makes it the #71 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at Cal State East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Cal State East Bay in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 - East Bay with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cal State East Bay History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of history master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Cal State East Bay, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cal State East Bay 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 University - East Bay.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.