History at Claremont McKenna College

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

Claremont McKenna is located in Claremont, California and approximately 1,264 students attend the school each year. Of the 431 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Claremont McKenna College in 2021, 14 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.

Claremont McKenna History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Claremont McKenna History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Claremont McKenna compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Claremont McKenna 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	103
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	482
Most Popular History Schools	568

History Student Demographics at Claremont McKenna

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

Claremont McKenna History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Claremont McKenna since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Claremont McKenna College 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	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	14

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 CA, the home state for Claremont McKenna College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
History Professors	1,380	$103,940
Curators	1,140	$67,650

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 Improve917 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.