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History at College of the Canyons

History at College of the Canyons

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at College of the Canyons. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and approximately 20,573 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.

College of the Canyons History Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in History

College of the Canyons History Rankings

History Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons History Associate’s Program

32% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of history associate's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in history graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Canyons with a associate's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 College of the Canyons. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 36

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 College of the Canyons.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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