History at Cuesta College

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 Cuesta College stacks up to those at other schools.

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 10,093.

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

Cuesta College History Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in History

Cuesta College History Rankings

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.

History Student Demographics at Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College History Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of history associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in history at Cuesta College are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Cuesta College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in history graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Cuesta College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	21

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• Education
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 Cuesta 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.