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History at College of the Desert

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History at College of the Desert

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 College of the Desert stacks up to those at other schools.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and has a total student population of 10,932.

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 Desert History Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in History

College of the Desert History Rankings

History Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert History Associate’s Program

43% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of history associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in history graduates 52% 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 Desert with a associate's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Desert.

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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