History at Carnegie Mellon University

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

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon.

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

Carnegie Mellon History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

Carnegie Mellon History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon 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 Master’s Degree Schools	342

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in history from Carnegie Mellon. This is the #343 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Carnegie Mellon also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 3 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carnegie Mellon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	17

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social 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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Managers	11,060	$126,290
History Professors	1,000	$93,300
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.