History at Eastern Connecticut State University

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 Eastern Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and approximately 4,644 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,013 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Connecticut State University in 2021, 33 of them were history majors.

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

ECSU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

ECSU History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at ECSU 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 ECSU 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	222
	386
	386

How Much Do History Graduates from ECSU Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECSU is $21,891. This is less than $28,881, which is the national average of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

History Student Demographics at ECSU

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

ECSU History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from ECSU. About 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at ECSU since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at ECSU 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 Eastern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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 CT, the home state for Eastern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Managers	6,590	$129,730
History Professors	320	$83,870
Museum Technicians and Conservators	290	$55,340
Curators	230	$67,430

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.