History at Centenary University

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

Centenary is located in Hackettstown, New Jersey and approximately 1,629 students attend the school each year. Of the 335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Centenary University in 2021, 6 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.

Centenary History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Centenary History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Centenary performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Centenary 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	139
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	457
Most Focused History Schools	524
Most Popular History Schools	906

History Student Demographics at Centenary

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

Centenary History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Centenary, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Centenary are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Centenary 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 NJ, the home state for Centenary University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Managers	18,370	$138,820
History Professors	750	$91,270
Curators	120	$75,750
Historians	80	$76,320

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.