History at Clemson 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 Clemson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a total student population of 26,406.

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

Clemson History Degrees Available

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

Clemson History Rankings

The history major at Clemson 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 Clemson

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

Clemson History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Clemson 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 Clemson University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Clemson History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of history master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Clemson, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within History

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	56

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Managers	1,760	$100,890
History Professors	250	$75,570
Curators	110	$49,380
Archivists	90	$42,530

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 hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.