History at Chicago State University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Chicago State University stacks up to those at other schools.

CSU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 2,644 students attend the school each year.

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

CSU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

CSU History Rankings

The history major at CSU 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.

History Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at CSU since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 71% 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 Chicago State University with a bachelor's in history.

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

CSU History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of history master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Chicago State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Chicago State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	7

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 IL, the home state for Chicago State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Museum Technicians and Conservators	940	$45,210
History Professors	780	$85,090
Curators	380	$56,420
Archivists	170	$63,200

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.