History at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367.

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

CSUSM History Degrees Available

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

CSUSM History Rankings

The history major at CSUSM 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 CSUSM

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

CSUSM History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at CSUSM 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

CSUSM History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of history master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - San Marcos. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	70

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.