History at California State University - Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and approximately 42,051 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Cal State Fullerton.

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 Fullerton History Degrees Available

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

Cal State Fullerton History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Cal State Fullerton 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 State Fullerton 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	22
Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools	80
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
	325

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in history from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #18 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Cal State Fullerton. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 - Fullerton with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	51
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Cal State Fullerton History Master’s Program

Of the 25 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State Fullerton, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cal State Fullerton 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 California State University - Fullerton. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Fullerton. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	145

Related Majors

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

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 - Fullerton.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.