History at California State University - Sacramento

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if California State University - Sacramento is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293.

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

Sac State History Degrees Available

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

Sac State History Rankings

The history major at Sac 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #140 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Sac State History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of history master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Sac State, 59% 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 - Sacramento with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at California State University - Sacramento. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Sacramento. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	145

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature

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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

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