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History at Dickinson College

History at Dickinson College

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

Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,932.

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

Dickinson History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Dickinson History Rankings

The history major at Dickinson 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 Dickinson

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

Dickinson History Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Dickinson since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Dickinson 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 Dickinson College with a bachelor's in history.

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

Concentrations Within History

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 10

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 PA, the home state for Dickinson College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Managers 11,060 $126,290
History Professors 1,000 $93,300
Curators 670 $53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators 600 $42,700

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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