History at Cornell College

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

Cornell College is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa and approximately 1,002 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Cornell College.

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

Cornell College History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Cornell College History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Cornell College 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 Cornell College 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 Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	505

History Student Demographics at Cornell College

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

Cornell College History Bachelor’s Program

The history program at Cornell College awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 77% of these degrees went to men with the other 23% going to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Cornell College 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 Cornell College with a bachelor's in history.

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

Cornell College also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	13

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• 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 IA, the home state for Cornell College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Managers	2,880	$101,360
History Professors	240	$86,690
Curators	150	$45,900
Museum Technicians and Conservators	90	$45,520

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 ArtisticAbode under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.