History at Calvin University

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

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,307. Of the 942 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Calvin University in 2021, 8 of them were history majors.

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

Calvin History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Calvin History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Calvin compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Calvin 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 Focused History Schools	832

History Student Demographics at Calvin

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

Calvin History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Calvin. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 38% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Calvin are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Calvin University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Calvin 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 MI, the home state for Calvin University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Managers	6,370	$98,780
History Professors	520	$78,710
Museum Technicians and Conservators	380	$36,030
Curators	370	$50,530

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 Romano1246 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.