History at Capital University

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

Capital is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 3,020 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Capital.

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

Capital History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Capital History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Capital 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 Capital 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	831
Most Focused History Schools	955

History Student Demographics at Capital

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

Capital History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Capital, about 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Capital since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Capital 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 Capital University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Capital also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Capital University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	5

Related Majors

• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 OH, the home state for Capital University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Managers	14,410	$107,320
History Professors	880	$88,310
Curators	380	$57,220
Museum Technicians and Conservators	370	$41,940

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
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