History at Duke University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Duke University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 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.

Duke History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Duke History Rankings

The history major at Duke 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Duke since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Duke are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	25
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Duke History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of history master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	4
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 Duke University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	61

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Managers	11,990	$121,500
History Professors	770	$72,800
Curators	590	$47,200
Museum Technicians and Conservators	210	$40,850

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 Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.