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History at California State University - Fullerton

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History at California State University - Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and has a total student population of 42,051. 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
Best Value History Schools 125
161
313
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.

Earnings of Cal State Fullerton History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State Fullerton is $25,066. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

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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

33% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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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.

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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

40% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The history program at Cal State Fullerton awarded 25 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women.

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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.

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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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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