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History at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 68 history majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUSM.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at CSUSM 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular History Schools 105
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools 290
Most Focused History Schools 330
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 380

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in history from CSUSM. This makes it the #290 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do History Graduates from CSUSM Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUSM is $19,478. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

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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

21% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from CSUSM. About 79% were men and 21% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

CSUSM History Master’s Program

100% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in history from CSUSM. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from CSUSM, 100% were white. This is above 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 - San Marcos with a master's in history.

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

CSUSM 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 - 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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