History at Carthage College

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

Carthage is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 2,763. In 2021, 15 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Carthage.

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

Carthage History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Carthage History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Carthage 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 Carthage 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
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247
	334
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	455

History Student Demographics at Carthage

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

Carthage History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Carthage 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 Carthage College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Carthage 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 Carthage College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• 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 WI, the home state for Carthage College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Managers	12,400	$85,050
History Professors	340	$80,590
Curators	210	$50,610
Archivists	90	$47,800

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 Richie Diesterheft under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.