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History at Centre College

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

Centre College of Kentucky is located in Danville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 1,333. Of the 407 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Centre College in 2021, 24 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.

Centre College of Kentucky History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Centre College of Kentucky History Rankings

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

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 Centre College of Kentucky 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 19
Most Focused History Schools 21
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 21
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Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 163
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 308
Most Popular History Schools 387

History Student Demographics at Centre College of Kentucky

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

Centre College of Kentucky History Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Centre College of Kentucky. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Centre College of Kentucky since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Centre College of Kentucky 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 Centre College with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Centre College of Kentucky 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Centre College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 24

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 KY, the home state for Centre College.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Managers 3,260 $92,630
History Professors 290 $65,410
Curators 150 $51,230
Museum Technicians and Conservators 80 $39,410

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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